isotactic

[ ahy-suh-tak-tik ]
/ ˌaɪ səˈtæk tɪk /

adjective Chemistry.

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

Origin of isotactic

First recorded in 1950–55; iso- + tactic

OTHER WORDS FROM isotactic

i·so·tac·tic·i·ty [ahy-soh-tak-tis-i-tee] /ˌaɪ soʊ tækˈtɪs ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby isotactic

isosthenuria, isostructural, isosulfan blue, isotac, isotach, isotactic, isoteniscope, isothere, isotherm, isothermal, isothermal process

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 chain Compare syndiotactic