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heterotactic

heterotactic adjective: of or pertaining to heterotaxis.

Adjective

heterotactic (comparative more heterotactic, superlative most heterotactic)

  1. Of or pertaining to heterotaxis
  2. (physical) Having substituents arranged in a random configuration in each repeat unit

Antonyms of heterotactic

Forms of heterotactic

comparativemore heterotactic
superlativemost heterotactic

Questions about heterotactic

What does heterotactic mean?
Heterotactic means of or pertaining to heterotaxis.
What part of speech is heterotactic?
Heterotactic is an adjective.

Words near heterotactic in the dictionary

  1. heterosystem
  2. heterosystems
  3. heterotachious
  4. heterotachous
  5. heterotachy
  6. heterotactic
  7. heterotacticity
  8. heterotardigrade
  9. heterotardigrades
  10. heterotaxes
  11. heterotaxia

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