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RACEMIC [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- racemic
1, record 1, English, racemic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertaining to a racemate, [i.e. to an] equimolar mixture of a pair of enantiomers [which] does not exhibit optical activity. 2, record 1, English, - racemic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
racemic: can be represented with the following three prefixes or symbols: "dl-" (for dextrorotatory-levorotatory), in italics, "rac-" (or "racem-"), in italics, and "(±)." It is to be noted that the stereodescriptor "±" is nowadays preferred. 3, record 1, English, - racemic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Racemic compound, conglomerate, mixture, modification. 4, record 1, English, - racemic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- racémique
1, record 1, French, rac%C3%A9mique
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de tout mélange équimoléculaire de deux énantiomères, dont l'acide racémique fut le premier exemple reconnu comme tel par Pasteur. 2, record 1, French, - rac%C3%A9mique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
[Se dit de ce qui se rapporte] à un racémate. 3, record 1, French, - rac%C3%A9mique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
racémate : Mélange équimoléculaire d'une paire d'énantiomères. Il ne présente pas d'activité optique. Le nom (ou la formule) chimique d'un racémate se distingue de celui des énantiomères par le préfixe (±)- [forme préférée aujourd'hui] ou rac- (ou racem-) [en italique], ou par les symboles RS et SR. 3, record 1, French, - rac%C3%A9mique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Composé, conglomérat, mélange racémique. 4, record 1, French, - rac%C3%A9mique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- racémico
1, record 1, Spanish, rac%C3%A9mico
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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