syndyotactic

adjective

syn·​dyo·​tac·​tic

variants or syndiotactic

¦sindēō¦taktik,

sə̇n¦dīə¦t-

: having or relating to a regular alternation of differences in stereochemical structure in the repeating units of a polymer compare isotactic

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary syndyo (from Greek) + -tactic

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