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Tactic vs Nastic - What's the difference?

tactic | nastic |

As adjectives the difference between tactic and nastic

is that tactic is (chemistry) describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical while nastic is relating to the response of a plant to a stimulus that does not depend on the location of the stimulus.

As a noun tactic

is a manoeuvre, or action calculated to achieve some end.

tactic

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Alternative forms

* tactick (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A manoeuvre, or action calculated to achieve some end.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (chemistry) Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical
  • (dated) tactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics.

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    nastic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Relating to the response of a plant to a stimulus that does not depend on the location of the stimulus.
    • Many flowers close themselves at night. This nastic movement is in reponse to the brightness of the sky.

    See also

    * kinesis * taxis * tropism

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