stereodefect

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noun

A heterotactic part of an otherwise isotactic polymer molecule

OriginEnglish defect ← Latin dēfectus ← Proto-Italic *fakjō →
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Meanings

nounstereodefect (plural stereodefects)

plural stereodefects

  1. physicalchemistryA heterotactic part of an otherwise isotactic polymer molecule

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  2. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  3. Ancient Greekστερεο- (stereo-)
  4. Englishstereo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*de
  6. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  7. Proto-Italic*dē
  8. Latindē
  9. Latinde-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  13. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  14. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  15. Latinfacio
  16. Latindēficiō
  17. Latindēfectus
  18. Englishdefect
  19. Englishstereodefect

From stereo- + defect.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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