racemate
/ˈɹæsəˌmeɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A mixture which is racemic (“containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers and therefore not optically active”).
noun
One participating in the same race as others.
Example Sentences
- "Тhe greatest racemate contents were found in the products prepared in dimethylformamide and dimethylsulphoxide."
- "Let us discuss different scenarios that may arise from a racemate consisting of two enantiomers."
- "Differences in time at finish, time minus time of winner, and time minus racemate average for various track conditions are given in Tables 15, 16, and 17, respectively."
- "Many environmental factors, such as track condition or shape, racing strategy or quality of racemates, modify the expression of true speed by a horse in a race and thereby bias performance records."
- "The interpretation of pace or purse is complicated by the fact that the data reflect not only the performance of the horse but the decisions and behavior of the track officials, the driver, the owner, racemates, etc."
- "A second three-car pileup happened later on. [Scott] Tucker’s racemate Guy Cosmo avoided the accidents."
Etymology
From racem(ic) + -ate.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹæsəˌmeɪt/
- British English: /ˈɹæsɪmeɪt/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry.
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
dextro-racemate
laevo-racemate