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Definition of racemize in English:

racemize

verb

(also British racemise)
Chemistry

  • Change into a racemic form.

    no object ‘leucine and aspartic acid racemize at different rates’
    • ‘heating tends to racemize all the amino acids’

Pronunciation

racemize

/ˈrasəˌmīz/ /ˈræsəˌmaɪz/ /rāˈsēˌmīz/ /reɪˈsiˌmaɪz/