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racemation

racemation noun: a cluster or bunch, as of grapes. Also used figuratively.

Noun

racemation (usually uncountable, plural racemations)

  1. (usually) A cluster or bunch, as of grapes. Also used figuratively.
    • Since also a Cock will in one day fertilitate the whole racemation or cluster of egges, which are not excluded in many weeks after.1646/50, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica
  2. (usually) The cultivation or gathering of clusters of grapes.
  3. (archaic, usually) The formation of a racemate from a pure enantiomer; racemization.
    • racemation of amino acids

racemation meaning in Tamil

racemation in Tamil

முந்திரிப் பழக்குலை

Forms of racemation

pluralracemations

Origin of racemation

From Latin racematio (“a gleaning”), from racemari (“to glean”), racemus (“a cluster of grapes”). See raceme.

Questions about racemation

What does racemation mean?
Racemation means a cluster or bunch, as of grapes. Also used figuratively.
What is racemation in Tamil?
Racemation in Tamil is முந்திரிப் பழக்குலை. See Racemation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is racemation?
Racemation is a noun.
What is the plural of racemation?
The plural of racemation is racemations.

Words near racemation in the dictionary

  1. racemares
  2. racemase
  3. racemases
  4. racemate
  5. racemates
  6. racemation
  7. racemations
  8. racemaxx
  9. racemaxxed
  10. racemaxxes
  11. racemaxxing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: racemation (page history and authors); racemation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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