desymmetrize

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

de- +‎ symmetrize

Verb[edit]

desymmetrize (third-person singular simple present desymmetrizes, present participle desymmetrizing, simple past and past participle desymmetrized)

  1. (chemistry) To convert a symmetric molecule into an asymmetric one in such a way that both enantiomers may be isolated

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