Definitions for racemism

racemism rac·e·mism

Spelling: [ras-uh-miz-uh m, rey-see-miz- Racemism is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 372 anagrams from letters in racemism (aceimmrs).

Definitions for racemism

noun

  1. (of a compound) the state of being optically inactive and separable into two other substances of the same chemical composition as the original substance, one of which is dextrorotatory and the other levorotatory, as racemic acid.

Origin of racemism

First recorded in 1895-1900; raceme + -ism

Word Value for racemism
Scrable

14

Words with friends

17

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