racemic

racemic definition - medical

ra·ce·mic (rā-sēˈmĭk, -sĕmˈĭk, rə-)

adjective Abbr. r
Of or relating to a chemical compound that contains equal quantities of dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms and therefore does not rotate the plane of incident polarized light.

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