What is the difference between a polymer compound and a polymer?
A polymer, also called a polymer molecule or macromolecule, has a high relative molecular weight and its structure consists of multiple repeating units, and these repeating units are actually or conceptually derived from the corresponding small molecules.
In the IUPAC 1996: Excerpt from Pure Appl. Chem. 1996, 68, 2287 - 2311, according to IUPAC 1996: Excerpt from Pure Appl. Chem. 1996, 68, 2287-2311
