deracemization
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From de- + racemization.
Noun
[edit]deracemization (plural deracemizations)
- (chemistry) 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