Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In chem., the name of any compound obtained by replacing the basic hydrogen of racemic acid by a metal or other basic radical: see racemic acid, under racemic.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) A salt of racemic acid.

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  • noun chemistry a racemic mixture
  • noun chemistry any salt or ester of racemic acid

Etymologies

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From racemic +‎ -ate.

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Examples

  • Enantiomers generally are formed in equal amounts, to produce what is called a racemate; the racemate is optically neutral.

    Patent Baristas 2009

  • Enantiomers generally are formed in equal amounts, to produce what is called a racemate; the racemate is optically neutral.

    Patent Baristas 2009

  • For one way of how “racemic”* material can react in such a way to give enantiomerically enriched material with no chiral catalysis or input, have your pet biochemists look up autocatalytic methods of generating homochiral material from a “racemate”.

    Ten Questions to Ask Your Biology Teacher - The Panda's Thumb 2005

  • * I put quotes around racemate and racemic for a good reason.

    Ten Questions to Ask Your Biology Teacher - The Panda's Thumb 2005

  • Death can racemate from the toradol voltarin of ball and optimum increases in rectally bothersome children.

    Wii-volution 2010

  • A definite advantage over the racemate Alpha Lipoic Acid.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows cureself 2010

  • Therefore, do adequately racemate these disks in the eyes, nose, mouth, or on high mucous membranes.

    Wii-volution 2010

  • Both the racemate and R (+) have a short plasma half life of around 22 mins.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows cureself 2010

  • Elavil will racemate to the reports of erythromycin and mono and appropriate depressants.

    Wii-volution 2010

  • Death can racemate from the toradol voltarin of ball and optimum increases in rectally bothersome children.

    Wii-volution 2010

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