denatured

adjective

Compounds

Combines

Forms

  • positive : denatured

Senses

  • dehumanized
  • deprived of natural qualities, such as: made (alcohol) unfit for drinking (as by adding an obnoxious substance) without impairing usefulness for other purposes
  • deprived of natural qualities, such as: modified molecular structure of (something, such as a protein or DNA) so as to destroy or diminish some of the original properties and especially the specific biological activity