racemate UK /ˈɹæsɪmeɪt/US /ˈɹæsəˌmeɪt/noun 2/ˈɹeɪsmeɪt/ noun 2forms 1 noun2 •A mixture which is racemic (“containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers and therefore not optically active”).Тhe greatest racemate contents were found in the products prepared in dimethylformamide and dimethylsulphoxide. — 1965 •(no longer used) Any salt or ester of racemic acid. racemate /ˈɹeɪsmeɪt/ noun2 •(rare) A person of the same racial group as others.In Figure 1, Negroes and whites alternate around the circle, so that racemates are isolated from one another communicationally. If they communicate, it must be thru a person of the other race. — 1967 •One participating in the same race as others.Differences in time at finish, time minus time of winner, and time minus racemate average for various track conditions are given in Tables 15, 16, and 17, respectively. — 1977 formsracemates
