racemic acid

chemical compound

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In racemic mixture
The name is derived from racemic acid, the first example of such a substance to be carefully studied. Racemic acid, or, more properly, racemic tartaric acid, is a mixture of equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory tartaric acids; it is customarily designated D- or L-, or (+)- or (–)-, respectively,…
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