racemic
/reɪˈsimɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or being a mixture of equal amounts of two mirror-image forms (enantiomers) of a chemical compound, so that the mixture does not rotate the plane of polarized light.
- Many naturally occurring compounds are not racemic; they exist as a single enantiomer.
- The chemist synthesized a racemic mixture of the drug to test its properties.
- The lab report indicated that the sample was racemic, containing both left- and right-handed molecules.