Racemate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹæsɪmeɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Racemate is a noun meaning A mixture which is racemic (“containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers and therefore not optically active”).
Meaning
A mixture which is racemic (“containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers and therefore not optically active”).
More Meanings
- (archaic, organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of racemic acid.
- (chiefly sports) One participating in the same race as others.
- (rare) A person of the same racial group as others.
Example Sentences
Let us discuss different scenarios that may arise from a racemate consisting of two enantiomers.
A second three-car pileup happened later on. [Scott] Tucker’s racemate Guy Cosmo avoided the accidents.
Тhe greatest racemate contents were found in the products prepared in dimethylformamide and dimethylsulphoxide.
if you still lay claim to the achievements your ancestors and racemates carried out, you must also share the guilt for their crimes
Word Forms
- racemates
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include racemic, methamphetamine, racemism, racemization, pseudoracemate, diastereomixture.
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