denature
Example Sentences
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This property depends heavily on both the amount of protein in the beer and how these proteins denature.
From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025
It is thought that acids in the stomach denature the virus, said Michael Imperiale, a microbiologist and immunologist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024
At an internal body temperature of about 104, 105, something like that, your cell membranes actually begin to denature, like what an egg does when you put it in a frying pan.
From Slate • Jul. 12, 2023
“We need to take a step back and decide: Are we willing to denature nature for our toys and our various games we play with her?”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2022
Term for `police' nanobots intended to prevent gray goo, denature hazardous waste, destroy pollution, put ozone back into the stratosphere, prevent halitosis, and promote truth, justice, and the American way, etc.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
