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denature   (TTS Sound)

The verb denature has 3 senses

• denature -- (add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb)


• denature -- (modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished)


• denature -- (make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes)