racemic
English
adj
Definitions
- (chemistry) containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (D) and levorotatory (L) stereoisomers and therefore not being optically active
Etymology
Suffix from English raceme.
Origin
English
raceme
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nonracemic English
- pseudoracemate English
- racemase English
- racemate English
- raceme English
- racemed English
- racemelike English
- racemiform English
- racemization English
- racemize English
- racemule English
- racēmus Latin