Definition of Racemism

1. the state of being racemic [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Racemism

racemation
racemations
raceme
racemed
racemelike
racemes
racemethorphan
racemic
racemic acid
racemic mixture
racemiferous
racemiform
racemise
racemised
racemises
racemism (current term)
racemisms
racemization
racemizations
racemize
racemized
racemizes
racemizing
racemoid
racemoramide
racemorphanol
racemose
racemose gland

Literary usage of Racemism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"It is shown that in single ring nuclei, racemism is generally ... In the cases of some double nuclei (as the camphor group) racemism appears to be ..."

2. The Chemical Constitution of the Proteins by Robert Henry Aders Plimmer (1908)
"Such a condition was termed by Fischer in 1894 "partial racemism". It occurs almost always when a racemic compound in combination with an active residue ..."

3. Science Abstracts by Institution of Electrical Engineers (1900)
"... at ordinary temperatures is also formed at the melting-point, but it is pointed out that such a maximum might also occur in a case of pseudo-racemism. ..."

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