denaturation

About 0.69 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The deliberate addition of a noxious substance to alcohol to make it unfit to drink
2. noun The change of folding structure of a protein (and thus of physical properties) caused by heating, changes in pH, or exposure to certain chemicals.

Similar words

degenerative distortion misrepresentation transsexual denaturating denaturization denaturisation alcoholization dealcoholization alcohololysis

Often followed by

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