Racemic mixture — In chemistry, a racemic mixture, or racemate , is one that has equal amounts of left and right handed enantiomers of a chiral molecule. The first known racemic mixture was racemic acid , which Louis Pasteur found to be a mixture of the two… … Wikipedia
racemic form — racematas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Optiškai neaktyvus enantiomerų lygių dalių mišinys. atitikmenys: angl. racemate; racemic compound; racemic form; racemic mixture rus. рацемат; рацемическая смесь; рацемическая форма; рацемическое… … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
racemic mixture — racematas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Optiškai neaktyvus enantiomerų lygių dalių mišinys. atitikmenys: angl. racemate; racemic compound; racemic form; racemic mixture rus. рацемат; рацемическая смесь; рацемическая форма; рацемическое… … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
racemic — [rāsē′mik] adj. [< RACEME + IC: for sense see RACEMIC ACID] Chem. 1. consisting of an optically inactive, equimolecular mixture of the dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms of certain substances 2. designating or of a compound formed of such a … English World dictionary
racemic acid — n. [< RACEME: orig. found in grapes] a transparent, colorless, crystalline compound occurring in nature with d tartaric acid: it is an optically inactive isomer of tartaric acid … English World dictionary
racemic — adjective Etymology: racemic acid, a compound with such a structure obtained from grape juice, ultimately from Latin racemus Date: 1892 of, relating to, or constituting a compound or mixture that is composed of equal amounts of dextrorotatory and … New Collegiate Dictionary
racemic — Denoting a mixture of optically active compounds that is itself optically inactive, being composed of an equal number of dextro and levorotatory substances, which are separable. Those compounds internally compensated ( i.e., having an internal… … Medical dictionary
racemic — rÉ™ sɪËmɪk adj. derived from grapes; pertaining to a compound in which racemism occurs … English contemporary dictionary
racemic — adj. Chem. composed of equal numbers of dextrorotatory and laevorotatory molecules of a compound. Derivatives: racemize v.tr. & intr. (also ise). Etymology: RACEME + IC, orig. of tartaric acid in grape juice … Useful english dictionary
coordination compound — Chem. complex (def. 10). Also called coordination complex. * * * ▪ chemistry Introduction any of a class of substances with chemical structures in which a central metal atom is surrounded by nonmetal atoms or groups of atoms, called ligands… … Universalium
