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syndyotactic
adjective
syn·dyo·tac·tic
\¦sindēō¦taktik, sə̇n¦dīə¦t-\
variants: or
syndiotactic
\¦sindēō¦taktik, sə̇n¦dīə¦t-\Definition of syndyotactic
: having or relating to a regular alternation of differences in stereochemical structure in the repeating units of a polymer — compare isotactic
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Origin and Etymology of syndyotactic
International Scientific Vocabulary syndyo (from Greek) + -tactic
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