denatured

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

denatured

adjective

not comparable Having been deprived of its nature, having had its nature changed.
not comparable Of alcohol: made undrinkable by adding a toxin or unpalatable substance, but still useful as a fuel or solvent. Traditionally achieved by the addition of methanol (wood alcohol) to ethanol (grain alcohol).
Similar: denat.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of denature

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"denatured." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/denatured. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

denatured. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/denatured

Chicago

"denatured." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/denatured.

BibTeX

@misc{denatured_2026,
  title = {denatured},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/denatured},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}