denature

1. (transitive)To take away a natural characteristic or inherent property of (a thing or a person).

2. (transitive)To add something to (alcohol) that makes it unsuitable for consumption but leaves it suitable for most other purposes.

   While you cannot drink denatured alcohol, you can still use it to remove sticker glue from most surfaces.

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   make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes

3. (intransitive, transitive)To alter its original form or state, especially of a protein, by heat, acidity etc.

   denaturieren

   modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished

4. (intransitive, transitive)Of double-stranded DNA, specifically to split into two single strands.

5. (transitive, usually)To combine fissile material with nonfissile material in order to prevent its use in an atomic weapon.

   add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb

1. It's denatured alcohol, I think.

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