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denaturation
[ dee-ney-chuh-rey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act or process of rendering an alcohol unfit for drinking by adding an unwholesome substance that does not alter its usefulness for other purposes:
New legislation made the denaturation of industrial alcohol compulsory.
- Biochemistry. the act or process of altering the original state of a protein or the like through chemical or physical means:
Acid and heat both cause a denaturation of protein, breaking bonds in the protein’s secondary and tertiary structure.
- the act or process of depriving something of its natural character or properties:
Totalitarianism emerges from the denaturation of religion and politics.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of denaturation1
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Example Sentences
There was therefore not only a denaturation, but an enervation of our poetry.
From Project Gutenberg
Formolization of the antigens was necessary as a means of preventing denaturation of the proteins by enzymatic activity.
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