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Racemic vs Racemethorphan - What's the difference?

racemic | racemethorphan |

In chemistry terms the difference between racemic and racemethorphan

is that racemic is containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (D) and levorotatory (L) stereoisomers and therefore not being optically active; typically, will be synthetic rather than natural while racemethorphan is the racemic mixture of dextromethorphan and levomethorphan.

As an adjective racemic

is containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (D) and levorotatory (L) stereoisomers and therefore not being optically active; typically, will be synthetic rather than natural.

As a noun racemethorphan is

the racemic mixture of dextromethorphan and levomethorphan.

racemic

English

(wikipedia racemic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (chemistry) containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (D) and levorotatory (L) stereoisomers and therefore not being optically active; typically, will be synthetic rather than natural

    • Antonyms

    * scalemic

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    racemethorphan

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (chemistry) The racemic mixture of dextromethorphan and levomethorphan.