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denaturation

UK/diːˌnætʃəˈɹeɪʃən/

denaturation noun: the deliberate addition of a noxious substance to alcohol to make it unfit to drink.

Noun

denaturation (countable and uncountable, plural denaturations)

  1. The deliberate addition of a noxious substance to alcohol to make it unfit to drink
  2. The change of folding structure of a protein (and thus of physical properties) caused by heating, changes in pH, or exposure to certain chemicals.

denaturation meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malay and Indonesian

denaturation in Tamil

இயல்பு இழத்தல், தன்மையை இழத்தல், இயல்பு நீக்கம், செயலிழத்தல்

denaturation in Malay

change of folding structure of a protein
penyahaslian

denaturation in Indonesian

change of folding structure of a protein
denaturasi

Forms of denaturation

pluraldenaturations

Origin of denaturation

From denature + -ation.

Words formed from denaturation

Questions about denaturation

What does denaturation mean?
Denaturation means the deliberate addition of a noxious substance to alcohol to make it unfit to drink.
What is denaturation in Tamil?
Denaturation in Tamil is இயல்பு இழத்தல், தன்மையை இழத்தல், இயல்பு நீக்கம். See Denaturation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is denaturation?
Denaturation is a noun.
How do you pronounce denaturation?
Denaturation is pronounced /diːˌnætʃəˈɹeɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of denaturation?
The plural of denaturation is denaturations.

Words near denaturation in the dictionary

  1. denaturants
  2. denaturate
  3. denaturated
  4. denaturates
  5. denaturating
  6. denaturation
  7. denaturational
  8. denaturations
  9. denature
  10. denatured
  11. denatured alcohol

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Adapted from Wiktionary: denaturation (page history and authors); denaturation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); denaturation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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