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denature
[ dee-ney-cher ]
verb (used with object)
- to render (any of various alcohols) unfit for drinking by adding an unwholesome substance that does not alter usefulness for other purposes.
- Biochemistry. to treat (a protein or the like) by chemical or physical means so as to alter its original state.
- to make (fissionable material) unsuitable for use in an atomic weapon by mixing it with unfissionable material.
- to deprive (something) of its natural character, properties, etc.
denature
/ di藧藞ne瑟t蕛蓹藢ra瑟z; di藧藞ne瑟t蕛蓹 /
verb
- to change the nature of
- to change (a protein) by chemical or physical means, such as the action of acid or heat, to cause loss of solubility, biological activity, etc
- to render (something, such as ethanol) unfit for consumption by adding nauseous substances
- to render (fissile material) unfit for use in nuclear weapons by addition of an isotope
denature
- To cause the tertiary structure of a protein to unfold, as with heat, alkali, or acid, so that some of its original properties, especially its biological activity, are diminished or eliminated.
- To cause the paired strands of DNA to separate into individual strands.
Derived Forms
- 诲别藢苍补迟耻谤藞补迟颈辞苍, noun
- 诲别藞苍补迟耻谤补苍迟, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 诲别路苍补路迟耻谤路补苍迟 [dee-, ney, -cher-, uh, nt], noun
- 诲别路苍补路迟耻谤路补路迟颈辞苍 [dee-ney-ch, uh, -, rey, -sh, uh, n], noun
Example Sentences
It is thought that acids in the stomach denature the virus, said Michael Imperiale, a microbiologist and immunologist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
However, when further testing was conducted 鈥 virus isolation 鈥 they were able to show it was inactivated virus that had been denatured by heat.
Now that most of the paint is gone, spray the chair with denatured alcohol and scrub with more steel wool to clean off any residue.
To manufacture the sponge, Mohammad Peydayesh, a senior scientist in Mezzenga's Group, and his colleagues denatured whey proteins under acidic conditions and high temperatures, so that they aggregated into protein nanofibrils in a gel.
First, denatured alcohol and odorless mineral spirits are different things.
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