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Substituent vs Isotactic - What's the difference?

substituent | isotactic |

As a noun substituent

is any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed.

As an adjective isotactic is

having substituents arranged in the same (rather than random) configuration in each repeat unit.

substituent

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed
  • (grammar) pro-form

    • isotactic

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia isotactic) (en adjective)
  • (chemistry, of a polymer) Having substituents arranged in the same (rather than random) configuration in each repeat unit

    • Related terms

    * isotacticity / isotaxy

    See also

    * stereoregular * syndiotactic