deracemization
English edit
Etymology edit
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