denaturize

transitive verb

de·​na·​tur·​ize

variants also British denaturise

(ˈ)dē¦nāchəˌrīz,

də̇ˈn-

-ed/-ing/-s

: denature

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary de- + nature + -ize

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