Medical Dictionary

racemic

adj ra·ce·mic \rā-ˈsē-mik, rə-\

Medical Definition of RACEMIC

:  of, relating to, or constituting a compound or mixture that is composed of equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms of the same compound and is optically inactive—compare dl-

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