 Repeat unit (source code)

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= Repeat unit
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= Constitutional repeating unit
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A <constitutional repeating unit> is the smallest chemical unit whose repetition describes a regular chain. Its boundaries mark repetition, not necessarily the origin of the <chemical atoms> from a single <monomer>. See https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/C01286/plain[IUPAC: constitutional repeating unit].

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