DENATURISE

Verb

denaturise (third-person singular simple present denaturises, present participle denaturising, simple past and past participle denaturised)

Alternative form of denature

Take away a natural characteristic

Adulterate (alcohol) to make unsuitable for human consumption

Alter the chemical structure

Combine fissionable material with nonfissionable material.

Usage notes

In modern usage, denature is generally used in preference to denaturise except when used to mean taking away a natural characteristic.

Anagrams

• edutainers, unreadiest, unsteadier

Source: Wiktionary



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REDEYE

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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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