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rac•e•mi•za•tion
(ras′ə mə zā′shən, rā sē′mə-),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
- Chemistrythe conversion of an optically active substance into an optically inactive mixture of equal amounts of the dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms.
- raceme + -ization 1890–95