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syndiotactic

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syn⋅di⋅o⋅tac⋅tic

[sin-dahy-oh-tak-tik, sin-dahy-]
–adjective Chemistry.
(of a polymer molecule) having a regular alternation of opposite configurations at successive regularly spaced positions along the chain. Compare configuration (def. 4).

Origin:
1955–60; irreg. < Gk sýndyo two together (see syn-, duo- ) + tactic


syn⋅di⋅o⋅tac⋅tic⋅i⋅ty [sin-dahy-oh-tak-tis-i-tee, sin-dahy-] , noun
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