Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "racemate" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF RACEMATE

racemate  [ˈræsəˌmeɪt] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RACEMATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Racemate is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RACEMATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Racemic mixture

In chemistry, a racemic mixture, or racemate /reɪˈsimeɪt/, is one that has equal amounts of left- and right-handed enantiomers of a chiral molecule. The first known racemic mixture was "racemic acid", which Louis Pasteur found to be a mixture of the two enantiomeric isomers of tartaric acid. A mixture with only a single enantiomer is an enantiomerically pure or enantiopure mixture.

Definition of racemate in the English dictionary

The definition of racemate in the dictionary is a racemic compound.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RACEMATE


acoelomate
eɪˈsiːləˌmeɪt
amalgamate
əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt
animate
ˈænɪˌmeɪt
automate
ˈɔːtəˌmeɪt
carbamate
ˈkɑːbəˌmeɪt
classmate
ˈklɑːsˌmeɪt
coelomate
ˈsiːləˌmeɪt
consummate
ˈkɒnsəˌmeɪt
cyclamate
ˈsaɪkləˌmeɪt
desquamate
ˈdɛskwəˌmeɪt
diplomate
ˈdɪpləˌmeɪt
dithiocarbamate
ˌdaɪθaɪəʊˈkɑːbəˌmeɪt
estimate
ˈɛstɪˌmeɪt
glutamate
ˈɡluːtəˌmeɪt
inmate
ˈɪnˌmeɪt
littermate
ˈlɪtəˌmeɪt
meprobamate
məˈprəʊbəˌmeɪt
ostomate
ˈɒstəˌmeɪt
roommate
ˈruːmˌmeɪt
underestimate
ˌʌndərˈɛstɪˌmeɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RACEMATE

racecard
racecourse
racegoer
racegoing
racehorse
racemation
raceme
racemed
racemic
racemic acid
racemisation
racemise
racemism
racemization
racemize
racemoid
racemose
racemosely
racemous
racemously

WORDS THAT END LIKE RACEMATE

agemate
approximate
casemate
checkmate
climate
copemate
cremate
formate
incremate
intimate
legitimate
mate
overestimate
playmate
remate
stablemate
stalemate
tablemate
ultimate
yokemate

Synonyms and antonyms of racemate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «racemate» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF RACEMATE

Find out the translation of racemate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of racemate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «racemate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

外消旋体
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

racemato
570 millions of speakers

English

racemate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

racemate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

راسيمات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рацемат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

racemato
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

racemate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

racémique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Racemate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Racemat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラセミ化合物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

라 세미 체
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Racemate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

racemate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரேஸ்மேட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेसमेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rasemat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

racemica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

racemat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рацемат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

racemat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ρακεμικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rasemaat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

racemat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

racemat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of racemate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RACEMATE»

The term «racemate» is regularly used and occupies the 91.387 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
58
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «racemate» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of racemate
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «racemate».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RACEMATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «racemate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «racemate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about racemate

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RACEMATE»

Discover the use of racemate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to racemate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dictionary of Food Compounds with CD-ROM, Second Edition
Mp 300 (racemate). Exhibits polymorphism. Glycerol 1,2-didecan0ate 3- tetradecanoate [62833-19-6] T etradecanoic acid 2,3-bis[ (1 -oxodecyl) oxyjpropyl ester. oi, ß -Dicapromyristin 1,2-Didecanoyl-3-tetradecanoylglycerol [ 57416-11-21 ...
Shmuel Yannai, 2012
2
Pharmacogenetics of Psychotropic Drugs
Escitalopram Enantiomer (S) -Citalopram + + + Citalopram Racemate (S) - Citalopram + + + Fluoxetine Racemate (S)-and(R)-Fluoxetine + + Paroxetine 3S- trans- Paroxetine 3S-f rans- Paroxetine + + Sertraline (+)-ds-(15,4S)-Sertraline ...
Bernard Lerer, 2002
3
Chiral Analysis
experimentally determined concentration was found to range between 98 and 104% of the true value with a minimum detection limit of approximately 3% (w/w) for both the enantiomer and the racemate [35]. 3.4.5 Infrared, Raman, and ...
Kenneth W. Busch, Marianna A. Busch, 2011
4
Chirality in Drug Design and Development
Let us discuss different scenarios that may arise from a racemate consisting of two enantiomers. In this case, there could be four different scenarios with respect to the PK and PD of the two enantiomers; same PK and PD (efficacy and toxicity ...
Indra K. Reddy, Reza Mehvar, 2004
5
Dictionary of Food Compounds with CD-ROM: Additives, ...
Glycerol l,2-didodecanoate 3-(9Z-octade- cenoate) [158112-13-1] [20299-66-5, 67254-18-6] l,2-Dilauroyl-3-oleoylglycerol a,fl-Dilaur- oolein C45H84O6 721.155 Oil (ff-form), cryst (Et2O)(racemate). Mp 16° (racemate) Mp 20° (racemate).
Shmuel Yannai, 2003
6
Drug Discrimination: Applications to Medicinal Chemistry and ...
Due to the added cost, labor, and/or synthetic complexity associated with resolution or stereoselective synthesis, racemates are commonly prepared and used for initial pharmacological evaluations. Very often, it is only after a racemate shows ...
Richard A. Glennon, Richard Young, 2011
7
Chiral Separation Methods for Pharmaceutical and ...
The EU guidance also provided more detail than the U.S. guidance for nonclinical testing for a single enantiomer vs. a racemate as well as a single enantiomer from an approved racemate. The guidance also noted nonclinical considerations ...
Satinder Ahuja, 2011
8
Smith and Williams' Introduction to the Principles of Drug ...
Examination of both the individual enantiomers and the racemate, in animal models of depression, have also indicated the twofold potency of (S)-citalopram in comparison to the racemate and the lack of activity of the R -enantiomer.
H. John Smith, Hywel Williams, 2005
9
Chirality in Industry II: Developments in the Commercial ...
glomerate. If the spectra are different, then it is most likely that the racemate forms compound crystals (although it is also a possibility that the racemate is a conglomerate, but in a different polymorph or solvate phase from the pure enan- tiomer) ...
A. N. Collins, G. N. Sheldrake, J. Crosby, 1997
10
CRC Handbook of Optical Resolutions via Diastereomeric Salt ...
The diastereomeric salts separated as well-developed crystals from ethyl acetate, but their decomposition produced only the racemate. The crystal structure of the salt formed from 4.5 was determined by X-ray crystallography. The 1 : 1 salt ...
David Kozma, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RACEMATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term racemate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Extending the Range of Laboratory-Scale Purification by Utilising …
In this article the challenges in extending the upper limit of laboratory-scale purification from 50 g to 500 g (racemate) are highlighted and the controls required to ... «Labmate Online, Jul 15»
2
Structural biology A racemate to the rescue
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, can enter a dormant state within macrophages that is difficult to eliminate and can subsequently ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»
3
New Team on Aussie Speedcar Scene
Steve is an avid speedway fan who owns a local West Aussie business, “Racemate Storage Solutions.” The first outing for the new look team will be the WASDA ... «Speedcarworld, Aug 14»
4
Thalidomide, Bound to Its Target
It doesn't matter if you take the racemate or a pure enantiomer; you're going to get both of the isomers once it's in circulation. The compound's horrific effects led ... «Corante, Jul 14»
5
Supreme Court upholds escitalopram product claim in view of …
Citalopram is a so-called racemic mixture or racemate of two different enantiomers, a (+) and a (-) enantiomer (also referred to as S- and R-enantiomers). «Lexology, Jan 14»
6
Plavix patent: Federal Court of Appeal reverses inutility and …
An earlier patent ('875) encompassed clopidogrel bisulfate within its claims and included an example describing the racemate. The claims also referred to ... «International Law Office, Sep 13»
7
Pharma in brief - Canada: Federal Court of Appeal overturns …
Clopidogrel bisulfate is the dextro-rotatory isomer (enantiomer) of a racemate (a mix of two mirror image enantiomers, the dextro- and the levo- rotatory isomers). «Lexology, Aug 13»
8
Federal Court of Appeal finds Sanofi's Plavix patent valid and infringed
It relates to the active and less toxic enantiomer of a racemate2 known as PCR 4099 which falls within a large genus of racemates claimed in Sanofi's Canadian ... «Lexology, Aug 13»
9
Levomilnacipran: A Brief Overview
Like its racemate, levomilnacipran is neither a substrate for nor potent inhibitor of cytochrome P450 isoenzymes. Because levomilnacipran is primarily excreted ... «Medscape, Jul 13»
10
Federal Court upholds Lundbeck's escitalopram patent
The court dismissed this ground as it disagreed with Apotex that the patent promised that escitalopram had greater therapeutic effect than the racemate. «International Law Office, Apr 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Racemate [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/racemate>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z