racemic modification
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racemic acid — noun the optically inactive form of tartaric acid that is often found in grape juice • Hypernyms: ↑tartaric acid * * * noun : optically inactive tartaric acid that consists of equal parts of dextro and levo tartaric acids into which it can be… … Useful english dictionary
racemic acid — Chem. an isomeric modification of tartaric acid that is sometimes found in the juice of grapes in conjunction with the common dextrorotatory form and is optically inactive but can be separated into the two usual isomeric forms, dextrorotatory and … Universalium
racemic acid — /rəsimɪk ˈæsəd/ (say ruhseemik asuhd) noun an isomeric modification of tartaric acid, which is sometimes found in the juice of grapes in conjunction with the common dextrorotatory form, and which is optically inactive, but can be separated (or… …
racemate — /ray see mayt, reuh /, n. Chem. 1. a salt or ester of racemic acid. 2. a racemic compound. [1825 35; RACEM(IC ACID) + ATE2] * * * Mixture of equal quantities of two enantiomers, substances whose molecular structures are mirror images of one… … Universalium
racemate — A racemic compound, or the salt or ester of such a compound. SEE ALSO: racemic. * * * ra·ce·mate rā sē .māt, rə ; ras ə n a racemic compound or mixture * * * ra·ce·mate (raґsə māt) an equimolecular mixture of two enantiomorphic isomers … Medical dictionary
enantiomerism — In chemistry, isomerism in which the molecules in their configuration are related to one another like an object and its mirror image (enantiomers) and, consequently, are not superimposable; e. entails optical activity, both enantiomers (in… … Medical dictionary
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