Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

racemize

/ˈɹasɪmaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: racem-ize
IPA: /ˈɹasɪmaɪz/

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert (an enantiomer) into a racemic mixture.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English raceme Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English racemize From raceme + -ize.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

racemizes (present, singular) racemizing (participle, present) racemized (participle, past) racemized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

deracemize racemization

Questions

How do you pronounce racemize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹasɪmaɪz/.
What does racemize mean?: To convert (an enantiomer) into a racemic mixture.
Where does racemize come from?: Etymology tree English raceme Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English racemize From raceme + -ize.

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