ALL meanings of racemic acid
ra·ce·mic ac·id
R r - noun 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. 1
- noun racemic acid the optically inactive form of tartaric acid that is sometimes found in grape juice 0
- noun racemic acid a transparent, colorless, crystalline compound occurring in nature with d-tartaric acid: it is an optically inactive isomer of tartaric acid 0