consisting of an optically inactive, equimolecular mixture of the dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms of certain substances
designating or of a compound formed of such a mixture
Origin:
< raceme + -ic: for sense see racemic acid
See racemic in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
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.