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Denature   /dɪnˈeɪtʃər/   Listen
Denature

verb
1.
Add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb.
2.
Modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished.
3.
Make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes.





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"Denature" Quotes from Famous Books



... seven or eight times, the deepening pleasure of her expression being evidence that repetition failed to denature this work, but on the contrary, enhanced an appreciative surprise at its singular merit. Finally she folded the sheet of paper with a delicate carefulness unusual to her, and placed it in her skirt pocket; then she went downstairs and out into the back yard. ...
— Gentle Julia • Booth Tarkington


Words linked to "Denature" :   change, alter, modify, denaturant


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