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/
• Rhymes: -iːmɪk, -ɛmɪk

Adjective

racemic (not comparable)

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

   Antonyms: enantiopure, scalemic

Derived terms

• pseudoracemic

 

Translations

containing equal amounts of D- and L-stereoisomers

• Catalan: racèmic
• Dutch: racemisch (nl)
• Finnish: raseeminen
• French: racémique (fr)
• German: razemisch
• Italian: racemico
• Portuguese: racémico
• Romanian: racemic (ro)
• Spanish: racémico

Anagrams

• ceramic

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French racémique.

Adjective

racemic m or n (feminine singular racemică, masculine plural racemici, feminine and neuter plural racemice)

1. racemic

Declension

Declension of racemic

		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