消旋

xiāoxuán
  1. (chemistry) to have cancellation of chirality, as in a racemic mixture (where an equal amount of dextro and levo isomers exists) or a nonchiral meso compound (where multiple stereogenic centres exist within a molecule)
  2. to have cancellation of chirality, as in a racemic mixture (where an equal amount of dextro and levo isomers exists) or a nonchiral meso compound (where multiple stereogenic centres exist within a molecule)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 消 xiāo
  1. to diminish; to subside
  2. to consume; to reduce
  3. to idle away (the time)
  4. (after 不 bù or 只 zhǐ or 何 hé etc) to need; to require; to take
=2 旋 xuán
  1. to revolve
  2. a loop
  3. a circle
=2 旋 xuàn
  1. to whirl
  2. immediately
  3. variant of 鏇 xuàn

Containing this entry

內消旋 nèixiāoxuán
外消旋 wàixiāoxuán
消旋酶 xiāoxuánméi