(of a polymer) having random sequence of the stereochemical arrangement of groups on carbon atoms in the chain; not stereospecific
2. pathology
relating to or displaying ataxia
atactic in American English
(eiˈtæktɪk)
adjective
Chemistry(of a polymer)
not stereospecific; lacking tacticity
Word origin
[1955–60; a-6 + -tactic, back formation from tacticity]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cassette, life-support, new wave, rollout, software
Examples of 'atactic' in a sentence
atactic
The polymers produced are statistically atactic, regardless of the structure of the complex and the polymerization temperature.
Huajin Wang, Xinwei Wang, Yanjie Sun, Hailong Cheng, Takeshi Shiono, Zhengguo Cai 2017, 'Living Polymerization of Propylene with ansa-Dimethylsilylene(fluorenyl)(cumylamido)Titanium Complexes', Polymershttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/9/4/131. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)