Word: racemic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ra
ce
mic
Definition: Containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not being optically active
Morphemes:
Affix: raceme
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: racēmus
Language: la
Decoded: racemus
Meaning: cluster, bunch
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derived from