denaturation
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See also: dénaturation
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Noun
denaturation (countable and uncountable, plural denaturations)
- The deliberate addition of a noxious substance to alcohol to make it unfit to drink
- (biochemistry) The change of folding structure of a protein (and thus of physical properties) caused by heating, changes in pH, or exposure to certain chemicals.
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addition of a noxious substance to alcohol
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change of folding structure of a protein
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