denaturised

• Adjectif désuet signifiant privé de ses qualités ou propriétés naturelles ; souvent employé dans un contexte technique ou chimique.

An obsolete adjective meaning having been deprived of natural qualities or properties; often used in a technical or chemical context.

1. Changed in nature or natural qualityC1formal

   Altered from its original or natural state, often by chemical or physical means.

   dénaturé

   • The denaturised protein lost its biological activity.
   • Denaturised alcohol is used as a solvent and fuel.
   • The process left the material denaturised and unusable for its original purpose.

   Synonymesadulteratedalteredchangedcontaminatedmodifiedprocessedtransformedtreated

   Antonymesnaturalpureunalteredunmodifiedunprocessed