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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COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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