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racemic

/ɹəˈsiːmɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
racemic
IPA
/ɹəˈsiːmɪk/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not optically active.

Etymology

From French racémique, from Latin racēmus (“cluster or bunch of grapes”) + -ique or from raceme + -ic. The name came from racemic acid, which was isolated from grapes.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: racémique, racēmus

Derived Forms

nonracemic pseudoracemic racemate racemically

Antonyms

enantiopure scalemic

Rhymes With

systemic ischemic anemic polemic epistemic glycemic phonemic anaemic ischaemic leukemic uremic hypovolemic

Questions

How do you pronounce racemic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəˈsiːmɪk/.
What does racemic mean?
Containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not optically active.
Where does racemic come from?
It is traced to French.

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