Definitions for racemic

racemic ra·ce·mic

Spelling: [rey-see-mik, -sem-ik, ruh-]
IPA: /reɪˈsi mɪk, -ˈsɛm ɪk, rə-/

Racemic is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 176 anagrams from letters in racemic (acceimr).

Definitions for racemic

adjective

  1. noting or pertaining to any of various organic compounds in which racemism occurs.

Origin of racemic

1830-40; French racémique Latin racēm(us) raceme + French -ique -ic

Examples for racemic

A solution of racemic acid precipitates a neutral salt of calcium, which is not the case with tartaric acid.

As, for instance, strychnine racemate, a compound of racemic acid with the optically active strychnine.

Examination of liquors from which racemic acid has been deposited has always shown them to contain much inactive tartaric acid.

The lower isothermal, on the other hand, would be obtained at a temperature at which the racemic compound could be formed.

racemic acid is rather less soluble than tartaric, and separates first from a solution containing the two acids.

In the one case, therefore, the racemic compound has a higher, in the other a lower melting point than the active forms.

Word Value for racemic
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13

Words with friends

16

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