isotactic

[ ahy-suh-tak-tik ]

adjective

, Chemistry.

1. (of a polymer) having the same configuration at successive, regularly spaced positions along the chain. configuration ( def 4 ).

isotactic

/ ˌaɪsəʊˈtæktɪk /

adjective

1. chem (of a stereospecific polymer) having identical steric configurations of the groups on each asymmetric carbon atom on the chain Compare syndiotactic

isotactic

/ ī′sə-tăk′tĭk /

1. Of or relating to a polymer in which the repeating units are identically oriented.

Other Words From

• i·so·tac·tic·i·ty [ahy-soh-tak-, tis, -i-tee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of isotactic¹

First recorded in 1950–55; iso- + tactic