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denatured

denatured adjective: having been deprived of its nature, having had its nature changed. Also the simple past and past participle of denature.

Adjective

denatured (not comparable)

  1. Having been deprived of its nature, having had its nature changed.
  2. Of alcohol: made undrinkable by adding a toxin or unpalatable substance, but still useful as a fuel or solvent. Traditionally achieved by the addition of methanol (wood alcohol) to ethanol (grain alcohol).
    Synonyms:
    denat.

Also used as

denatured is also the simple past and past participle of denature.

Synonyms of denatured

Origin of denatured

From denature + -ed.

Words formed from denatured

Phrases with denatured

Questions about denatured

What does denatured mean?
Denatured means having been deprived of its nature, having had its nature changed.
What part of speech is denatured?
Denatured is an adjective.

Words near denatured in the dictionary

  1. denaturating
  2. denaturation
  3. denaturational
  4. denaturations
  5. denature
  6. denatured
  7. denatured alcohol
  8. denatured alcohols
  9. denaturer
  10. denaturers
  11. denatures

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