Etymograph

English

racemization

From raceme + -ization.

A compound of raceme + -ization

Latin racēmus ‘cluster, bunch’

English raceme

Today it means

noun The formation of a racemate from a pure enantiomer.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “racemization”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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