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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
denature .
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Examples
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So you cook it and the protein denatures and you end up turning the liquid white into a solid, where there is this kind of structure created by the proteins and the proteins are holding the water - the 90 percent water in the crevices between the proteins.
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It "denatures" protein molecules, so that their amino-acid chains unfold and digestive enzymes can attack them more easily.
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The engineers said their technique "denatures" plutonium created in large nuclear reactors, making it unsuitable for use in nuclear arms.
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The engineers said their technique "denatures" plutonium created in large nuclear reactors, making it unsuitable for use in nuclear arms.
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The addition of americium, a form of the basic synthetic element found in commercial smoke detectors, "denatures" the plutonium, ensuring it can be used for peaceful purposes only.
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The addition of americium, a form of the basic synthetic element found in commercial smoke detectors, "denatures" the plutonium, ensuring it can be used for peaceful purposes only.
Israel Matzav 2009
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It also denatures the body and artificially changes it at a time when peace and tender handling are most important.
Boing Boing 2009
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It also holds in the moisture and denatures the proteins making the meat more tender and juicy.
Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn: How to Grill Great Steakhouse Steaks 2010
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This collaborationism denatures his venom a little.
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And we just happen to prefer, texturally, when myosin denatures, which starts around 122.
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