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denature

DEFINITIONS OF: denature

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v modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished

Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

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

Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb

Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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