transitive verb denatured, denaturing
- to change the nature of; take natural qualities away from
- to make (alcohol, etc.) unfit for human consumption without spoiling for other uses
- to change the structure of (a protein) by heat, acids, alkalies, etc., so that the original properties are greatly changed or eliminated
- to add a nonfissionable isotope to (a fissionable isotope) so that the mixture cannot be used in nuclear bombs but can still be used as fuel material
Origin:
ML denaturare: see de- & nature