racemic
See also: racèmic
English
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹəˈsiːmɪk/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -iːmɪk, -ɛmɪk
Adjective
racemic (not comparable)
- (chemistry) Containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not optically active.
- Antonyms: enantiopure, scalemic
Derived terms
Translations
containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers
Further reading
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French racémique.
Adjective
racemic m or n (feminine singular racemică, masculine plural racemici, feminine and neuter plural racemice)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | racemic | racemică | racemici | racemice | |||
| definite | racemicul | racemica | racemicii | racemicele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | racemic | racemice | racemici | racemice | |||
| definite | racemicului | racemicei | racemicilor | racemicelor | ||||