racemate
Syllables: ra·cem·ate/ˈɹæsɪmeɪt/US/ˈɹæsəˌmeɪt/
racemate noun: a mixture which is racemic (“containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers and therefore not optically active”).
Noun (1)
racemate (plural racemates)
- A mixture which is racemic (“containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers and therefore not optically active”).
- Тhe greatest racemate contents were found in the products prepared in dimethylformamide and dimethylsulphoxide.1965, Acta chimica - Volume 44, page 74
- Let us discuss different scenarios that may arise from a racemate consisting of two enantiomers.2004, Indra K. Reddy, Reza Mehvar, Chirality in Drug Design and Development, page 424
Noun (2)
racemate (plural racemates)
- Any salt or ester of racemic acid.
Noun (3)
UK/ˈɹeɪsmeɪt/US/ˈɹeɪsˌmeɪt/
racemate (plural racemates)
- One participating in the same race as others.
- Differences in time at finish, time minus time of winner, and time minus racemate average for various track conditions are given in Tables 15, 16, and 17, respectively.1977, Richard Lee Hintz, Factors Influencing Racing Performance of the Standardbred Racer, page 28
- Many environmental factors, such as track condition or shape, racing strategy or quality of racemates, modify the expression of true speed by a horse in a race and thereby bias performance records.1981, Virginia Tech Livestock Research Report, page 44
Noun (4)
UK/ˈɹeɪsmeɪt/US/ˈɹeɪsˌmeɪt/
racemate (plural racemates)
- A person of the same racial group as others.
- In Figure 1, Negroes and whites alternate around the circle, so that racemates are isolated from one another communicationally. If they communicate, it must be thru a person of the other race.1967, Edward V Abner, David W Lewit, “Racial Contact, Personality, and Group Problem Solving”, in Report Resumes, ERIC
- if you still lay claim to the achievements your ancestors and racemates carried out, you must also share the guilt for their crimes1994 June 16, “A harmless question”, in alt.skinheads (Usenet)
Examples of racemate in a sentence
- A second three-car pileup happened later on. [Scott] Tucker’s racemate Guy Cosmo avoided the accidents.2018, M. Weber, “Rough Start”, in Wild Moments of Sports Car Racing, North Mankato, Minn.: Edge Books, →ISBN, page 15:
- I'm 'white' and not so proud of it because of what my 'racemates' have done to the Americans and Africans. :-(1996 May 8, “I hate being called "African-American"”, in soc.culture.african.american (Usenet):
Forms of racemate
| plural | racemates |
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Origin of racemate
From racem(ic) + -ate.
From racemic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
From race (“contest where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective”) + -mate (suffix forming nouns having the sense of ‘those with whom what is denoted by the nouns are shared’).
Words formed from racemate
- pseudoracemate
- quasiracemate
- dextro-racemate
- laevo-racemate
- racemated
Questions about racemate
- What does racemate mean?
- Racemate means a mixture which is racemic (“containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers and therefore not optically active”).
- How do you use racemate in a sentence?
- A second three-car pileup happened later on. [Scott] Tucker’s racemate Guy Cosmo avoided the accidents.
- What part of speech is racemate?
- Racemate is a noun.
- How do you pronounce racemate?
- Racemate is pronounced /ˈɹæsɪmeɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of racemate?
- The plural of racemate is racemates.
Words near racemate in the dictionary
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