denature
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb
- definition modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished
- definition make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes