adjective
- converted from an optically active form to a racemic mixture containing equal amounts of left- and right-handed molecular forms
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- The amino acid sample became racemized after prolonged heating.
- Racemized compounds show no optical rotation under polarized light.
- The fossil’s racemized amino acids helped determine its age.
- Laboratory analysis revealed the protein had been racemized.
- Racemized molecules lose their biological activity in many cases.