denatured
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]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 achieved by the addition of methanol (wood alcohol) to ethanol (grain alcohol).
Synonyms
[edit]- (alcohol): denat. (abbreviation)
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]having been deprived of its nature
made undrinkable
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See also
[edit]denatured alcohol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb
[edit]denatured
- simple past and past participle of denature