denatured en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Old French desnaturer French dénaturerbor. English denature English -ed English denatured From denature + -ed.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Having been deprived of its nature, having had its nature changed.
- (not-comparable) 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).
Deriveds
semidenatured · denatured alcohol · nondenatured · undenatured · predenatured
Synonyms
denat. (alcohol)
Translations (1)
fi denaturoitu (made undrinkable)