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Racemism

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racematenounA mixture which is racemic (“containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers and therefore not optically active”).
racemizationnoun(organic chemistry, physical chemistry) The formation of a racemate from a pure enantiomer.
pseudoracematenoun(chemistry) A deliberate mixture of enantiomers, or a solid solution of enantiomers
chiral resolutionnoun(chemistry) A process in stereochemistry to separate racemic compounds into their enantiomers.
enantiomerismnoun(chemistry) The isomerism of enantiomers.
prostereoisomerismnoun(chemistry) Prochirality.
enantiomericitynoun(chemistry) The condition of being enantiomeric
diastereomorphismnoun(physical chemistry) diastereoisomerism
enantiodiscriminationnoun(chemistry) The ability to discriminate between enantiomers
pseudoasymmetrynoun(chemistry) The condition of an atom that is bonded to two enantiomorphic groups.
prochiralitynoun(chemistry) The property exhibited by a prochiral molecule or other entity; protostereoisomerism.
acrosenoun(biochemistry) A racemic form of fructose
enantiomeric rationoun(chemistry) The ratio of the percent of one enantiomer in a mixture to that of the other
molracnoun(organic chemistry) Any organic compound having a rigid, multicyclic structure resembling a rack
mesomerismnoun(chemistry) The property of some molecules of having a structure that cannot be represented by a single structural formula; resonance.
racemic acidnoun(organic chemistry) an equal mixture of the d- and l- forms of tartaric acid found in grape juice; the isomers can be separated via crystallization
stereogenicitynoun(chemistry) The condition of being stereogenic, or of having a stereogenic grouping of atoms.
cyclostereoisomerismnoun(chemistry) stereoisomerism as a result of a chiral centre that is part of a ring or of the side chain of a ring
diastereoisomerismnoun(physical chemistry) Any form of stereoisomerism other than enantiomerism
eudysmic rationoun(chemistry, pharmacology, biology) A ratio expressing the difference in pharmacologic activity between the two enantiomers of a drug.

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