racemic

English - Turkish

Definition of racemic in English Turkish dictionary: rasemik; (Tıp) Bir maddenin optik olarak inaktif şekl olup, sağa ve sola çevirici izomerlerinin eşit miktarda bulunmasından meydana gelir

English - English

Definition of racemic in English English dictionary: containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (D) and levorotatory (L) stereoisomers and therefore not being optically active; typically, will be synthetic rather than natural; Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in many kinds of grapes; It is also obtained from tartaric acid, with which it is isomeric, and from sugar, gum, etc; {s} derived from grapes; pertaining to a compound in which racemism occurs; by oxidation; It is a sour white crystalline substance, consisting of a combination of dextrorotatory and levorotatory tartaric acids; containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers and therefore not being optically active; typically, will be synthetic rather than natural
racemic acid: an equal mixture of the d- and l- forms of tartaric acid found in grape juice; the isomers can be separated via crystallization
racemic acid: the optically inactive form of tartaric acid that is often found in grape juice
racemic acid: An optically inactive form of tartaric acid, C, that can be separated into dextrorotatory and levorotatory components and is sometimes found in grape juice during the making of wine

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ra·ce·mic

() From French racémique, from Latin racēmus (“cluster or bunch of grapes”) + -ique or from raceme +‎ -ic.

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