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racemates

racemates is the plural of racemate.

Meaning of racemate

Noun (1)

racemate (plural racemates)

  1. 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

Noun (2)

racemate (plural racemates)

  1. (archaic) Any salt or ester of racemic acid.

Noun (3)

racemate (plural racemates)

  1. 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

Noun (4)

racemate (plural racemates)

  1. (rare) 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

Questions about racemates

What is racemates the plural of?
Racemates is the plural of racemate.

Words near racemates in the dictionary

  1. racemare
  2. racemares
  3. racemase
  4. racemases
  5. racemate
  6. racemates
  7. racemation
  8. racemations
  9. racemaxx
  10. racemaxxed
  11. racemaxxes

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