Quote from: mslix on November 19, 2012, 04:40 pmQuote from: SelfSovereignty on November 19, 2012, 01:09 pmThe problem is that we can never be certain what mix of chemicals we're taking....My chemistry knowledge is a pathetic joke. I studied physics, not chemistry -- which I later learned was to be one of the great ironies of my life, heh.Actually, yes we can! Racemic - pointing out the one thing that hurt the most (out of many, sorry dude):> A racemic mixture is denoted by the prefix ()- or dl- (for sugars the prefix dl- may be used), indicating an equal (1:1) mixture of dextro and levo isomers. [wiki fucking pedia]Also calling BS on you studied physics, watching big bang theory doesn't count. You wouldn't get past the first semester if you were that sloppy with definitions and syntax. Thanks for repeating all the facts on here and adding a sentence regarding the question being answered.My apologies for bumping something that happened 5 days ago, but I feel compelled to respond for whatever reason and haven't been around. Pardon me this once, please.You're absolutely right, racemic specifically refers to equal parts. I was wrong. Kind of interesting how you left off the "... as far as I know," part though. Well, either way, you're right and I was wrong. Thank you -- I was a little too amped up to stop and pick up a dictionary, as it were. Like I said, my chemistry knowledge is pretty pathetic, so every little bit counts.You made a statement about my being wrong as far as not knowing exactly what we take, but then didn't point out how we can be sure exactly what molecules we're ingesting. I'd love to know how: it would take a lot of the guess work out of evaluating drug quality.I did not major in physics; I was able to choose a biology, chemistry, or physics lab science sequence. I chose physics. I did quite well, actually, misdefinitions and all ;)Sorry for the interruption. Carry on :)