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Webster 1913 Edition
Racemic
Ra-ce′mic
(rȧ-sē′mĭk)
, Adj.
[Cf. F.
racémique
. See Raceme
.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in many kinds of grapes. It is also obtained from tartaric acid, with which it is isomeric, and from sugar, gum, etc., by oxidation. It is a sour white crystalline substance, consisting of a combination of dextrorotatory and levorotatory tartaric acids.
Gregory.
Definition 2024
racemic
racemic
English
Adjective
racemic (comparative more racemic, superlative most racemic)
- (chemistry) containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (D) and levorotatory (L) stereoisomers and therefore not being optically active; typically, will be synthetic rather than natural
Translations
containing equal amounts of D- and L-stereoisomers
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