Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

racemation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: race-ma-tion
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cluster or bunch, as of grapes. Also used figuratively.

Uncountable

noun

The cultivation or gathering of clusters of grapes.

Uncountable

noun

The formation of a racemate from a pure enantiomer; racemization.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Since also a Cock will in one day fertilitate the whole racemation or cluster of egges, which are not excluded in many weeks after."
"racemation of amino acids"

Etymology

From Latin racematio (“a gleaning”), from racemari (“to glean”), racemus (“a cluster of grapes”). See raceme.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: racematio

Usage

Inflected Forms

racemations (plural)

Questions

What does racemation mean?: A cluster or bunch, as of grapes. Also used figuratively.
Where does racemation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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