mɪk, -ˈsɛm adjective Chemistry.
noting or pertaining to any of various organic compounds in which racemism occurs.
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racemic (rəˈsiːmɪk, -ˈsɛm-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| chem of, concerned with, or being a mixture of equal amounts of enantiomers and consequently having no optical activity | |
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| racemism | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
racemic ra·ce·mic (rā-sē'mĭk, -sěm'ĭk, rə-)
adj.
Abbr. r
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.
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