racemate
/ˈreɪsəˌmeɪt/
noun
- A compound that contains equal amounts of left- and right-handed forms of a molecule (used in chemistry).
- The chemist synthesized a racemate of the drug for testing.
- A racemate can sometimes be separated into its individual mirror-image forms.
- Many medications are sold as a racemate rather than a single enantiomer.