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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

racemize en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹasɪmaɪz/

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.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To convert (an enantiomer) into a racemic mixture.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
racemizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
racemizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
racemized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
racemized Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

racemization · deracemize