verb
- to convert an optically active compound into a racemic mixture containing equal amounts of both enantiomers
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- The amino acid will racemize under high temperature conditions.
- Researchers studied how the compound racemizes over time.
- Heat and alkaline conditions can cause proteins to racemize.
- The sample began to racemize when exposed to strong base.
- Scientists measured how quickly the molecule would racemize in solution.
- Age determination methods rely on how amino acids racemize in fossils.