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atactic

[ ey-tak-tik ]

adjective

, Chemistry.
  1. (of a polymer) not stereospecific; lacking tacticity.


atactic

/ eɪˈtæktɪk /

adjective

  1. chem (of a polymer) having random sequence of the stereochemical arrangement of groups on carbon atoms in the chain; not stereospecific
  2. pathol relating to or displaying ataxia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of atactic1

1955–60; a- 6 + -tactic, back formation from tacticity
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Example Sentences

But, even before the setting in of definite atactic symptoms, the shifting character of the pains, and the development of a very noticeable amount of an�sthesia, together with the absence of anything like positive motor paralysis, will have given us the necessary clew.

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