racemic

[ rey-see-mik, -sem-ik, ruh- ]

/ reɪˈsi mɪk, -ˈsɛm ɪk, rə- /

adjective Chemistry.

noting or pertaining to any of various organic compounds in which racemism occurs.

Origin of racemic

1830–40; <French racémique<Latin racēm(us) raceme + French -ique-ic

Words nearby racemic

racehorse, racemase, racemate, raceme, race meeting, racemic, racemic acid, racemiform, racemism, racemization, racemize

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Example sentences from the Web for racemic

As, for instance, strychnine racemate, a compound of racemic acid with the optically active strychnine.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications|Alexander Findlay
The lower isothermal, on the other hand, would be obtained at a temperature at which the racemic compound could be formed.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications|Alexander Findlay
Examination of liquors from which racemic acid has been deposited has always shown them to contain much inactive tartaric acid.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
A solution of racemic acid precipitates a neutral salt of calcium, which is not the case with tartaric acid.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

Racemic acid is rather less soluble than tartaric, and separates first from a solution containing the two acids.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for racemic

racemic

/ (rəˈsiːmɪk, -ˈsɛm-) /

adjective

chem of, concerned with, or being a mixture of equal amounts of enantiomers and consequently having no optical activity

Derived forms of racemic

racemism (ˈræsɪˌmɪzəm, rəˈsiːmɪzəm), noun

Word Origin for racemic

C19: from raceme (as in racemic acid) + -ic

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for racemic

racemic

[ rā-sē′mĭk, -sĕm′ĭk, rə- ]

adj.

Of or relating to a chemical compound that contains equal quantities of dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms and therefore does not rotate the plane of incident polarized light.

Scientific definitions for racemic

racemic

[ rə-sē′mĭk ]

Relating to a chemical compound that contains equal quantities of the dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms of the compound and therefore does not rotate the plane of incident polarized light.

Relating to or consisting of racemes.

单词	racemic
释义	racemic [ rey-see-mik, -sem-ik, ruh- ] / reɪˈsi mɪk, -ˈsɛm ɪk, rə- / adjective Chemistry. noting or pertaining to any of various organic compounds in which racemism occurs. Origin of racemic 1830–40; <French racémique<Latin racēm(us) raceme + French -ique-ic Words nearby racemic racehorse, racemase, racemate, raceme, race meeting, racemic, racemic acid, racemiform, racemism, racemization, racemize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for racemic As, for instance, strychnine racemate, a compound of racemic acid with the optically active strychnine. The Phase Rule and Its Applications\|Alexander Findlay The lower isothermal, on the other hand, would be obtained at a temperature at which the racemic compound could be formed. The Phase Rule and Its Applications\|Alexander Findlay Examination of liquors from which racemic acid has been deposited has always shown them to contain much inactive tartaric acid. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley A solution of racemic acid precipitates a neutral salt of calcium, which is not the case with tartaric acid. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley Racemic acid is rather less soluble than tartaric, and separates first from a solution containing the two acids. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley British Dictionary definitions for racemic racemic / (rəˈsiːmɪk, -ˈsɛm-) / adjective chem of, concerned with, or being a mixture of equal amounts of enantiomers and consequently having no optical activity Derived forms of racemic racemism (ˈræsɪˌmɪzəm, rəˈsiːmɪzəm), noun Word Origin for racemic C19: from raceme (as in racemic acid) + -ic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for racemic racemic [ rā-sē′mĭk, -sĕm′ĭk, rə- ] adj. Of or relating to a chemical compound that contains equal quantities of dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms and therefore does not rotate the plane of incident polarized light. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for racemic racemic [ rə-sē′mĭk ] Relating to a chemical compound that contains equal quantities of the dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms of the compound and therefore does not rotate the plane of incident polarized light. Relating to or consisting of racemes. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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