cybotactic

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adjective

Describing the region around a solute molecule (the cosphere) in which the solvent molecules are more ordered

Scrabble 21

Meanings

adjectivecybotactic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablephysicalchemistryDescribing the region around a solute molecule (the cosphere) in which the solvent molecules are more ordered
  2. not comparablephysicalchemistryDescribing an assembly of molecules in a nematic mesophase that is arranged in a short-range smectic-like array

Origin

From Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos, “cube”) + English -tactic.

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APA

cybotactic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybotactic

MLA

“cybotactic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybotactic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cybotactic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybotactic.

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