denatured /.du'neitjad; di'netj d/ adj that has been made unfit for eating and drinking (but may still be used for other purposes): 被變成不適于飲食用的(但仍可作其他用途)： ~ alcohol; 變性酒精; having lost natural qualities: 已失去自然本質(zhì)的： ~ rubber, no longer elastic. 失去彈性的橡皮。 -