taxogen Chem.
(ˈtæksədʒən)
[f. taxo- + -gen.]
The monomer in the chain of a telomer.
| 1948 [see telomer]. 1974 C. M. Starks Free Radical Telomerization i. 2 The term monomer is normally employed instead of taxogen, except in the patent literature. 1980 U.S. Patent 4,183,901 2 The maleic acid telomers are lower molecular weight polymers formed by reacting a chain transfer agent, or telogen with an olefinic monomer of taxogen. |