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Noun: racemate  'ra-si,meyt
  1. A mixture of equal parts of two enantiomers (mirror-image isomers) of a compound
    "The racemate of ibuprofen contains both the active and inactive forms of the drug"

Derived forms: racemates

Encyclopedia: Racemate