Denatured

adj, verb

adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of denature form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having been deprived of its nature, having had its nature changed. not-comparable
  2. 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). not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    changed in nature or natural quality wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
denat.denaturiseddenaturiseddenaturized

Antonyms

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pure

Example

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"The Tatoeba corpus contains so many contributions that it can not be seriously damaged or denatured by the injection of any conceivable amount of noise."

Etymology

From denature + -ed.

Related phrases

denatured alcoholwood alcohol

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