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Racemic in a sentence
Racemic meaning
Containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not optically active.
Using Racemic
- The main meaning on this page is: Containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not optically active.
- In the example corpus, racemic often appears in combinations such as: racemic mixture, of racemic.
Context around Racemic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Racemic
- In this selection, "racemic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, example, mixture, synthetic and alpha stand out and add context to how "racemic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as all racemic alpha tocopheryl and enantiomer of racemic reboxetine is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "racemic" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with racemic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, the majority are prepared in a racemic mixture. (9 words)
As the separation process is expensive, many drugs are sold as racemic mixtures. (13 words)
Most pharmaceutical preparations of ketamine are racemic ; however, some brands reportedly have (mostly undocumented) differences in their enantiomeric proportions. (19 words)
In 1856 the Royal Society of London presented him the Rumford Medal for his discovery of the nature of racemic acid and its relations to polarized light, and the Copley Medal in 1874 for his work on fermentation. (38 words)
When the right and left handed enantiomers of such a molecule are present in equal numbers (a so-called racemic mixture) then their effects cancel out. (26 words)
If two enantiomers are present in equal proportions then their effects cancel out and no optical activity is observed; this is termed a racemic mixture. (25 words)
Example sentences (11)
Synthetic all-racemic Synthetic vitamin E derived from petroleum products is manufactured as all- racemic alpha tocopheryl acetate with a mixture of eight stereoisomers.
As the separation process is expensive, many drugs are sold as racemic mixtures.
Esreboxetine, the SS-enantiomer of racemic reboxetine, is the more selective and potent enantiomer, which has been evaluated for the treatment of fibromyalgia.
An additional requirement is that the system not be racemic : a mixture of right- and left-handed molecules will cancel the chiral effect.
For example, racemic amphetamine can be treated with d- tartaric acid to form a diastereoisomeric salt which is fractionally crystallized to yield dextroamphetamine.
However, the majority are prepared in a racemic mixture.
If two enantiomers are present in equal proportions then their effects cancel out and no optical activity is observed; this is termed a racemic mixture.
In 1856 the Royal Society of London presented him the Rumford Medal for his discovery of the nature of racemic acid and its relations to polarized light, and the Copley Medal in 1874 for his work on fermentation.
Most pharmaceutical preparations of ketamine are racemic ; however, some brands reportedly have (mostly undocumented) differences in their enantiomeric proportions.
Racemic adrenaline is a 1:1 mixture of the dextrorotatory ( D ) and levorotatory ( L ) isomers of adrenaline. citation The L -form is the active component.
When the right and left handed enantiomers of such a molecule are present in equal numbers (a so-called racemic mixture) then their effects cancel out.
Common combinations with racemic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- racemic mixture 4×
- of racemic 2×