denaturation

denaturation

See also: dénaturation

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
French dénaturerbor.
English denature
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English denaturation

    From denature + -ation.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /diːˌnætʃəˈɹeɪʃən/

    Noun

    denaturation (countable and uncountable, plural denaturations)

    1. The deliberate addition of a noxious substance to alcohol to make it unfit to drink
    2. (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.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.