denatured

7.6

Made so it no longer works or can be used for its normal purpose

adjective
/ˌdiːˈneɪtʃərd/

: desnaturalizado

Meat has many different proteins that become denatured and become more solid as you heat it up.

Examples

So when these samples were denatured, DNA K didn't find, Do we think that the SDS denatured DNA K itself?
They're not denatured so much that you can still tell where they come from.
But it's a, a, a, a denatured, diluted, sad replica of that empire.
When exposed to high temperatures, the egg whites become denatured and form a solid mass.
The protein was denatured during the cooking process, losing its original texture and flavor.
Chemicals can cause the structure of proteins to become denatured, rendering them inactive.

Synonyms

denaturized

vsdenatured

9.7

Changed by heat or chemicals so it loses its natural qualities and cannot be used as before

is the more standard or common spelling in modern usage

Antonyms

natural

∞ 1.0

Not made or changed by people, coming from nature like sunlight

Compounds

denatured alcohol

Specialized

1 5.3

A strong liquid made unsafe to drink by adding chemicals used for cleaning and fuel

How Denatured

destroyed

2.8

denatured

7.6

native

Specialized

22 7.5

Surface Forms

denatured positive

Morphology

denatured = denature (semi-transparent) = de + nature + ed

The adjective is a regular participial form meaning 'having been denatured'.

Etymology

Denatured comes from the part de- meaning 'remove' and the word nature meaning 'natural qualities'. So, something denatured has had its natural parts taken away or changed, which is why denatured alcohol is made unsafe to drink and a denatured protein can no longer work normally.