racemic

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ra·ce·mic

 (rā-sē′mĭk, -sĕm′ĭk, rə-)
adj.
Of or relating to a chemical mixture that contains equal quantities of dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms of a compound and therefore does not rotate the plane of incident polarized light.
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racemic

(rəˈsiːmɪk; -ˈsɛm-) or

racemoid

adj
(Chemistry) chem of, concerned with, or being a mixture of equal amounts of enantiomers and consequently having no optical activity
[C19: from raceme (as in racemic acid) + -ic]
racemism n
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ra•ce•mic

(reɪˈsi mɪk, -ˈsɛm ɪk, rə-)

adj.
noting or pertaining to any of various organic compounds that are optically inactive but separable into dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms.
[1890–95]
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