"atactic" meaning in English

See atactic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more atactic [comparative], most atactic [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} atactic (comparative more atactic, superlative most atactic)
  1. (medicine) Of or pertaining to ataxia.
    Sense id: en-atactic-en-adj-SG0NvJp6 Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (chemistry) Describing any regular polymer or other macromolecule in which the orientation of the subunits is random.
    Sense id: en-atactic-en-adj-MWmjU1-e Categories (other): Chemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Polymer Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Polymer: 16 84 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: atactically
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