transtactic

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adjective

Describing a tactic polymer in which the double bonds of the repeat units have the trans conformation.

OriginEnglish tactic ← New Latin tactica ← Ancient Greek τακτικός (taktikós) →
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Meanings

adjectivetranstactic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing a tactic polymer in which the double bonds of the repeat units have the trans conformation.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Englishtrans-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*teh₂g-
  10. Proto-Hellenic*tat͏̌t͏̌ō
  11. Ancient Greekτάσσω (tássō)
  12. Ancient Greekτακτικός (taktikós)
  13. New Latintactica
  14. Englishtactic
  15. Englishtranstactic

From trans- + tactic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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