DENATURE

denature

Verb

  1. To take away a natural characteristic or inherent property of a thing or a person.
  2. to add something that makes alcohol unsuitable for consumption but leaves the alcohol suitable for other purposes.
  3. To subject (especially a protein) to conditions altering its original form or state.
  4. To combine fissionable material with nonfissionable material in order to prevent its use in an atomic weapon.


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