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racēmus
3 English words descend from Latin
racēmus
, most common first.
raisin
A dried grape.
racemic
Containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not optically active.
raceme
An indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis.