Definitions
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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01“Alter chemically”8 letters
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