denature

Verb

Meaning

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

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Synonyms

doctor convert alter modify adapt corrupt alloy reconstruct degrade dilute deteriorate infect distort contaminate revamp
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Antonyms

improve raise honor preserve solve clean
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Hypernyms

change alter modify

Anagrams

undereat

Examples

Because lysosomal membranes are rich in proton pumps, their interiors have low pH (≈4.8 vs. the pH≈7.2 cytosol), which acts to denature the GPCRs. Source: Internet

Superoxide is known to denature enzymes, oxidize lipids, and fragment DNA. Source: Internet

Temperatures above or below the range that cells tend to live in will cause thermally unstable proteins to unfold or " denature " (this is why boiling makes an egg white turn opaque). Source: Internet

Typical preparation Poaching allows the proteins to denature without pulling out too much (if any at all) moisture out of it. Source: Internet

When insects ingest toxin crystals, their alkaline digestive tracts denature the insoluble crystals, making them soluble and thus amenable to being cut with proteases found in the insect gut, which liberate the toxin from the crystal. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

denaturating denaturation denaturational denatured denatured alcohol denatured ethanol