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racemate.

A mixture which is racemic (“containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers and therefore not optically active”).

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹæsɪmeɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹeɪ-/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹæsəˌmeɪt/General-American/ˈɹeɪ-/General-American
  1. A mixture which is racemic (“containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers and therefore not optically active”).

Where this word comes from

From racem(ic) + -ate.

noun
  1. Any salt or ester of racemic acid.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From racemic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

noun/ˈɹeɪsmeɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹeɪsˌmeɪt/General-American
  1. One participating in the same race as others.

Where this word comes from

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’).

noun/ˈɹeɪsmeɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹeɪsˌmeɪt/General-American
  1. A person of the same racial group as others.

    rare
Where this word comes from

From race (“group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage or physical characteristics”) + -mate (suffix forming nouns having the sense of ‘those with whom what is denoted by the nouns are shared’).

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