Etymology

deracemize

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Today it means: To convert a racemic mixture into one or other of the enantiomers Full definition →

English racemize ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishracemize
  8. English todayderacemize

From de- + racemize.

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