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isotactic
[ ahy-suh-tak-tik ]
/ ˌaɪ səˈtæk tɪk /
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adjective Chemistry.
(of a polymer) having the same configuration at successive, regularly spaced positions along the chain.See also configuration (def. 4).
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OTHER WORDS FROM isotactic
i·so·tac·tic·i·ty [ahy-soh-tak-tis-i-tee], /ˌaɪ soʊ tækˈtɪs ɪ ti/, nounWords nearby isotactic
isosteric, isosterism, isostructural, isotac, isotach, isotactic, isoteniscope, isothere, isotherm, isothermal, isothermal process
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British Dictionary definitions for isotactic
isotactic
/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈtæktɪk) /
adjective
chem (of a stereospecific polymer) having identical steric configurations of the groups on each asymmetric carbon atom on the chainCompare syndiotactic
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Scientific definitions for isotactic
isotactic
[ ī′sÉ™-tăk′tÄk ]
Of or relating to a polymer in which the repeating units are identically oriented.
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