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deracemize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-r-acem-ize
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

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 racemize English deracemize From de- + racemize.

Inflected Forms

deracemizes (present, singular) deracemizing (participle, present) deracemized (participle, past) deracemized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

racemize

Questions

What does deracemize mean?
To convert a racemic mixture into one or other of the enantiomers
Where does deracemize 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 racemize English deracemize From de- + racemize.

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