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denature 音标拼音: [dɪn'etʃɚ] vt. 使改变本性 使改变本性 denature v 1: add nonfissionable material to ( fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb 2: modify ( as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished 3: make ( alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposesDenature \ De* na" ture\, v. i. To become denatured. [ PJC]
Denature \ De* na" ture\, v. t. [ De- nature.] To deprive of its natural qualities; change the nature of. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. to render ( ethyl alcohol) unfit to drink by adding in toxic or unpalatable substances ( such as benzene or pyridine) which nevertherless permit alcohol to be used as a solvent. [ PJC] 3. modify the tertiary structure of ( a protein or nucleic acid) so as to reduce or destroy its characteristic biological activity. Note: Bioactive macromolecules such as enzymes or DNA may be denatured by heat, acid, alkali, or solvent treatment; the extent of such treatment required to denature a molecule varies with the specific compound. In some cases the denatured molecules may regain their original properties ( renature) by other treatments. Denaturation may also cause a change in the physical properties of such molecules, e. g. proteins may become insoluble in water. [ PJC] 90 Moby Thesaurus words for " denature": accommodate, adapt, adjust, adulterate, alloy, alter, ameliorate, bastardize, better, break up, canker, change, cheapen, coarsen, confound, contaminate, convert, corrupt, cut, debase, debauch, defile, deflower, deform, degenerate, degrade, denaturalize, deprave, desecrate, despoil, devalue, dilute, distort, diversify, doctor, doctor up, fit, fortify, improve, infect, lace, meliorate, misuse, mitigate, modify, modulate, mutate, overthrow, pervert, poison, pollute, prostitute, qualify, ravage, ravish, re- create, realign, rebuild, reconstruct, redesign, refit, reform, remake, renew, reshape, restructure, revamp, revive, ring the changes, shift the scene, shuffle the cards, spike, subvert, taint, tamper with, turn the scale, turn the tables, turn the tide, turn upside down, twist, ulcerate, vary, violate, vitiate, vulgarize, warp, water, water down, work a change, worsen
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