deracemization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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

Word forms

deracemization deracemizations

Etymology

From de- + racemization.

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