CEFR B1

racemic

adjective

Meaning

racemic means containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (D) and levorotatory (L) stereoisomers and therefore not being optically active. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as racemic.
A racemic tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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racemic (B1)

adjective

Definition

Examples

The writer described the response as racemic.
A racemic tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use racemic

racemic + noun (collocation): Use racemic before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a racemic reaction."
become racemic (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became racemic near the end."

Antonyms of racemic

Words with the opposite meaning to racemic:

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