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deracemization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-r-acem-iza-tion
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English racemization English deracemization From de- + racemization.

Inflected Forms

deracemizations (plural)

Questions

What does deracemization mean?
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
Where does deracemization come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English racemization English deracemization From de- + racemization.

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