denature
/diːˈneɪtʃə(r)/verb
with obj.［often as adj. denatured］
1- take away or alter the natural qualities of使改变本性, 改变…的自然属性：
many forms of packaged and denatured culture.
经包装并改变了原有性质的文化所呈现的多种形式。
1.1
- make (alcohol) unfit for drinking by the addition of toxic or foul-tasting substances（添加毒物或恶味物质）使（酒）不适口。
1.2
- Biochemistry destroy the characteristic properties of (a protein or other biological macromolecule) by heat, acidity, or other effect which disrupts its molecular conformation【生化】（加热或添加酸性物质）使（蛋白质或其他生物大分子）变性。
1.3
- no obj.(of a substance) undergo this process（物质）变性。
派生词
denaturation
noun词源
late 17th cent. （in the sense 'make unnatural'）： from French dénaturer, from dé- (expressing reversal) + nature 'nature'.