isotactic
(of a polymer) having the same configuration at successive, regularly spaced positions along the chain.: See also configuration (def. 4).
Origin of isotactic
1Other words from isotactic
- i·so·tac·tic·i·ty [ahy-soh-tak-tis-i-tee], /ˌaɪ soʊ tækˈtɪs ɪ ti/, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for isotactic
/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈtæktɪk) /
chem (of a stereospecific polymer) having identical steric configurations of the groups on each asymmetric carbon atom on the chain: Compare syndiotactic
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Scientific definitions for isotactic
[ ī′sə-tăk′tĭk ]
Of or relating to a polymer in which the repeating units are identically oriented.
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