Polycyclic macromolecule

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-009124",
  "term": "Polycyclic macromolecule",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A macromolecule whose structure includes more than one macrocycle, each of which shares at least one atom with another macrocycle, as in figure-eight and theta-shaped cyclic topologies. Two rings with no atom in common, such as the two benzene rings of biphenyl, do not make a molecule polycyclic in this strict sense, although general usage often calls such molecules polycyclic.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2008, 80, 201. 'Structure-based nomenclature for cyclic organic macromolecules (IUPAC Recommendations 2008)' on page 206 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200880020201)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/polycyclic-macromolecule/"
}