racemic

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ɹəˈsiːmɪk/

Definition of racemic

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not optically active.

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Etymology

From French racémique, from Latin racēmus (“cluster or bunch of grapes”) + -ique or from raceme + -ic. The name came from racemic acid, which was isolated from grapes.

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