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isotactic
[ ahy-suh-tak-tik ]
adjective
, Chemistry.
- (of a polymer) having the same configuration at successive, regularly spaced positions along the chain. configuration ( def 4 ).
isotactic
/ ˌaɪsəʊˈtæktɪk /
adjective
- See syndiotacticchem (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 /
- Of or relating to a polymer in which the repeating units are identically oriented.
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- i·so·tac·tic·i·ty [ahy-soh-tak-, tis, -i-tee], noun
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Origin of isotactic1
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