Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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denature | No | No | Yes | No |
denaturant | Yes | No | No | No |
denature (noun) | denaturant (noun) |
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any substance that serves as a denaturing agent |
denature (verb) | denaturant (verb) |
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make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes | |
modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished | |
add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb |