deracemize

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verb

To convert a racemic mixture into one or other of the enantiomers

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

verbderacemize (third-person singular simple present deracemizes, present participle deracemizing, simple past and past participle deracemized)

present singular third person deracemizes · participle present deracemizing · participle past deracemized · past deracemized

  1. chemistryTo convert a racemic mixture into one or other of the enantiomers

Origin

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

From de- + racemize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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