racemic acid
an isomeric modification of tartaric acid that is sometimes found in the juice of grapes in conjunction with the common dextrorotatory form and is optically inactive but can be separated into the two usual isomeric forms, dextrorotatory and levorotatory.
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racemic acid is rather less soluble than tartaric, and separates first from a solution containing the two acids.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II | Arnold CooleyA solution of racemic acid precipitates a neutral salt of calcium, which is not the case with tartaric acid.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II | Arnold CooleyExamination of liquors from which racemic acid has been deposited has always shown them to contain much inactive tartaric acid.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II | Arnold CooleyThis theory does not exclude the probability that certain vines under particular conditions produce racemic acid.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II | Arnold CooleyAs, for instance, strychnine racemate, a compound of racemic acid with the optically active strychnine.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications | Alexander Findlay
British Dictionary definitions for racemic acid
the optically inactive form of tartaric acid that is sometimes found in grape juice
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Scientific definitions for racemic acid
An optically inactive form of tartaric acid that can be separated into dextrorotatory and levorotatory components and is sometimes found in grape juice. Chemical formula: C4H6O6.
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