Denaturation

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.NounThe deliberate addition of a noxious substance to alcohol to make it unfit to drink

2.NounThe change of folding structure of a protein (and thus of physical properties) caused by heating, changes in pH, or exposure to certain chemicals.

Synonyms

degenerative distortion misrepresentation transsexual denaturating denaturization denaturisation alcoholization dealcoholization alcohololysis alcoholisation desaturation

Rhymes With

renaturation

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