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Word entry · 8 letters

denature

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"Alter chemically"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /diːˈneɪtjə(ɹ)/Part of speech verbSorted adeenrtuStarts with DEnds with E1 clues
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Definitions

  1. make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes

Word origin

Borrowed from French dénaturer. By surface analysis, de- + nature.

Used in a sentence

  • While you cannot drink denatured alcohol, you can still use it to remove sticker glue from most surfaces.
  • Because the activity of an enzyme depends on its structure, any change in that structure will destroy its effectiveness. So cooking foods sufficiently will denature and inactivate any enzymes they may contain.

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