DENATURE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb
Categories: Change, Alter, Modify
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Verb
modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished
Categories: Change, Alter, Modify
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Verb
make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes
Categories: Change, Alter, Modify
Synonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "denature" was borrowed from French dénaturer.
🧩 Fun Fact
For 300 years after 1066, French was the language of English courts and nobility.