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desymmetrizing

desymmetrizing is the present participle and gerund of desymmetrize.

Meaning of desymmetrize

Verb

desymmetrize (third-person singular simple present desymmetrizes, present participle desymmetrizing, simple past and past participle desymmetrized)

  1. To convert a symmetric molecule into an asymmetric one in such a way that both enantiomers may be isolated

Questions about desymmetrizing

What is desymmetrizing the present participle and gerund of?
Desymmetrizing is the present participle and gerund of desymmetrize.

Words near desymmetrizing in the dictionary

  1. desyllabify
  2. desyllabifying
  3. desymmetrization
  4. desymmetrizations
  5. desymmetrize
  6. desymmetrizing
  7. desynapse
  8. desynapsed
  9. desynapsing
  10. desynapsis
  11. desynaptic

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