"racemic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɹəˈsiːmɪk/
Rhymes: -iːmɪk, -ɛmɪk 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|racémique}} French racémique, {{der|en|la|racēmus|t=cluster or bunch of grapes}} Latin racēmus (“cluster or bunch of grapes”), {{af|en|raceme|-ic}} raceme + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} racemic (not comparable)
  1. (chemistry) Containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not optically active. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Chemistry Derived forms: pseudoracemic, racemate Translations (containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers): racèmic (Catalan), racemisch (Dutch), raseeminen (Finnish), racémique (French), razemisch (German), racemico (Italian), racémico (Portuguese), racemic (Romanian), racémico (Spanish)
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          "dextrorotatory"
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        "(chemistry) Containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not optically active."
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          "sense": "containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers",
          "word": "racèmic"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers",
          "word": "racemisch"
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          "sense": "containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers",
          "word": "raseeminen"
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          "sense": "containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers",
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          "sense": "containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers",
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    },
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      "sense": "containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers",
      "word": "racemisch"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers",
      "word": "raseeminen"
    },
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers",
      "word": "racémique"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers",
      "word": "razemisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers",
      "word": "racemico"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers",
      "word": "racémico"
    },
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      "sense": "containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers",
      "word": "racemic"
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      "sense": "containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers",
      "word": "racémico"
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