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racemic

ra·ce·mic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rey-see-mik, -sem-ik, ruh-]
    • /reɪˈsi mɪk, -ˈsɛm ɪk, rə-/
    • /rəsˈiːmɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rey-see-mik, -sem-ik, ruh-]
    • /reɪˈsi mɪk, -ˈsɛm ɪk, rə-/

Definitions of racemic word

  • adjective racemic noting or pertaining to any of various organic compounds in which racemism occurs. 1
  • noun racemic Composed of dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms of a compound in equal proportion. 1
  • adjective racemic of, concerned with, or being a mixture of equal amounts of enantiomers and consequently having no optical activity 0
  • adjective racemic consisting of an optically inactive, equimolecular mixture of the dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms of certain substances 0
  • adjective racemic designating or of a compound formed of such a mixture 0
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Origin of racemic

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; < French racémique < Latin racēm(us) raceme + French -ique -ic

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Parts of speech for Racemic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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racemic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • racemate

    a salt or ester of racemic acid.

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  • pyroracemic acid

    pyruvic acid.

  • racemic acid

    an isomeric modification of tartaric acid that is sometimes found in the juice of grapes in conjunction with the common dextrorotatory form and is optically inactive but can be separated into the two usual isomeric forms, dextrorotatory and levorotatory.

  • racemism

    (of a compound) the state of being optically inactive and separable into two other substances of the same chemical composition as the original substance, one of which is dextrorotatory and the other levorotatory, as racemic acid.
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