Denatured

Denatured
  Fuel ethanol that is rendered unfit for human consumption by the addition of a petroleum denaturant, typically pentanes plus or conventional motor gasoline. Fuel ethanol is usually denatured prior to transport from the ethanol production facility, by adding 2- to 5-volume-percent denaturant.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary

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  • denatured — Deprived of natural qualities; changed in nature. See denatured alcohol …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • denatured — adjective changed in nature or natural quality denatured alcohol • Syn: ↑denaturized, ↑denaturised • Similar to: ↑changed …   Useful english dictionary

  • denatured protein — denatured protein. См. денатурированный белок. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Denatured alcohol — Polish denatured alcohol Australian …   Wikipedia

  • denatured alcohol — noun ethyl alcohol that is unfit for drinking but is still useful for other purposes • Hypernyms: ↑ethyl alcohol, ↑ethanol, ↑fermentation alcohol, ↑grain alcohol • Hyponyms: ↑methylated spirit * * * noun : ethyl …   Useful english dictionary

  • denatured protein — Altering the in vivo conformation of a protein by heat or salt treatment, thereby destroying its biological activity. Unlike denatured DNA, denatured proteins are seldom able to be renatured …   Glossary of Biotechnology

  • denatured alcohol — Chem. alcohol, esp. ethyl alcohol, that has been denatured: used chiefly as a solvent and in chemical synthesis. * * * …   Universalium

  • denatured alcohol — denatūruotas spiritas statusas Aprobuotas sritis alkoholis apibrėžtis Techninis spiritas, į kurį yra pridėta nuodingų medžiagų. atitikmenys: angl. denatured alcohol vok. Brennspiritus, m rus. денатурированный спирт pranc. alcool dénaturé, m… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • denatured — adjective a) Having been deprived of its nature, having had its nature changed. b) Of alcohol made undrinkable, by adding a toxin or unpalatable substance, but still useful as a fuel or solvent. Traditionally by the addition of methanol (wood… …   Wiktionary

  • denatured — 1. Made unnatural or changed from the normal in any of its characteristics; often applied to proteins or nucleic acid s heated or otherwise treated to the point where tertiary structural characteristics are altered. 2. Adulterated, as by addition …   Medical dictionary

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