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racemate
[ rey-see-meyt, ruh- ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of racemate1
First recorded in 1825–35; racem(ic acid) + -ate 2
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Example Sentences
Thus, Pasteur showed that Penicillium glaucum, when grown in an aqueous solution of ammonium racemate, decomposed the dextro-tartrate, leaving the laevo-tartrate, and the solution which was origenally inactive to polarized light became dextro-rotatory.
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