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denatured
denatured
English
Adjective
denatured (not comparable)
- Having been deprived of its nature, having had its nature changed.
 - Of alcohol made undrinkable, by adding a toxin or unpalatable substance, but still useful as a fuel or solvent. Traditionally by the addition of methanol (wood alcohol).
 
Translations
having been deprived of its nature
made undrinkable
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Verb
denatured
- simple past tense and past participle of denature