ra·ce·mic (r -s  m k, -s mk, r -)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. |
racemic [rəˈsiːmɪk -ˈsɛm-]
adj
(Chemistry) Chem of, concerned with, or being a mixture of equal amounts of enantiomers and consequently having no optical activity
[from raceme (as in racemic acid) + -ic]
racemism [ˈræsɪˌmɪzəm rəˈsiːmɪzəm] n
| racemic (r-smk) 1. 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. 2. Relating to or consisting of racemes. |
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