deracemization

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noun

The conversion of a racemate into a pure enantiomer or into a mixture in which one enantiomer is present in excess, or of a diastereoisomeric mixture into a single diastereoisomer or into a mixture in which one diastereoisomer predominates

OriginEnglish racemization ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

nounderacemization (plural deracemizations)

plural deracemizations

  1. chemistryThe conversion of a racemate into a pure enantiomer or into a mixture in which one enantiomer is present in excess, or of a diastereoisomeric mixture into a single diastereoisomer or into a mixture in which one diastereoisomer predominates

Origin

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

From de- + racemization.

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APA

deracemization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deracemization

MLA

“deracemization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deracemization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deracemization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deracemization.

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