RACEMIZE

Etymology

Verb

racemize (third-person singular simple present racemizes, present participle racemizing, simple past and past participle racemized)

(chemistry, transitive) To convert (an enantiomer) into a racemic mixture.

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Word of the Day

18 April 2024

MOTIVE

(adjective) impelling to action; “it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function”- Arthur Pap; “motive pleas”; “motivating arguments”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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