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renature

renature verb: to reconstruct the original form of a protein or nucleic acid following denaturation.

Verb

renature (third-person singular simple present renatures, present participle renaturing, simple past and past participle renatured)

  1. To reconstruct the original form of a protein or nucleic acid following denaturation

Forms of renature

third-person singular presentrenatures
present participlerenaturing
past participlerenatured
pastrenatured

Origin of renature

From re- + nature, coined as an opposite to denature.

Questions about renature

What does renature mean?
Renature means to reconstruct the original form of a protein or nucleic acid following denaturation.
What part of speech is renature?
Renature is a verb.
What is the past tense of renature?
The past tense of renature is renatured.

Words near renature in the dictionary

  1. renaturated
  2. renaturates
  3. renaturating
  4. renaturation
  5. renaturations
  6. renature
  7. renatured
  8. renatures
  9. renaturing
  10. Renaud
  11. Renault

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