stereoregularity
[ ster-ee-oh-reg-yuh-lar-i-tee, steer- ]
/ ˌstɛr i oʊˌrɛg yəˈlær ɪ ti, ˌstɪər- /
noun Chemistry.
(of a polymer) the degree to which successive configurations in space along the chain follow a simple rule.
Also called tacticity.Compare configuration(def 4).
Origin of stereoregularity
1955–60;
stereo- +
regularity
Words nearby stereoregularity
stereophony,
stereophotography,
stereopsis,
stereopticon,
stereoradiography,
stereoregularity,
stereoscope,
stereoscopic,
stereoscopic microscope,
stereoscopic vision,
stereoscopy