Definition
A substance added to something (usually alcohol) to make it unfit for consumption or to destroy its natural properties.
Etymology
From denature + -ant (agent noun). Developed in the early 1900s, particularly for alcohol denaturation practices.
Kelly Says
During Prohibition, the U.S. added poisonous denaturants to industrial alcohol to prevent people from drinking it—a policy that accidentally killed thousands when people drank it anyway.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُحَلِّل
muḥallīl
BNবাংলা
বিশ্লেষক
bi-shle-sh-ok
CACatalà
desnaturalitzant
de-sna-tyu-ra-li-tzant
CSČeština
denaturant
de-na-tyu-rant
DADansk
denaturant
de-na-tyu-rant
DEDeutsch
Desnaturant
de-sna-tyu-rant
ELΕλληνικά
διαβρωτικός
dia-bro-ti-kos
ESEspañol
desnaturalizante
des-na-tyu-ra-li-zan-te
FISuomi
denaturantti
de-na-tyu-rantti
FRFrançais
désnaturant
de-za-na-tyu-ran
GUGU
વિશ્લેષક
vish-le-shak
HIहिन्दी
अप्रकृति
ap-kru-ti
HUMagyar
denaturáns
de-na-tyu-rans
IDBahasa Indonesia
denaturan
de-na-tu-ran
ITItaliano
desnaturante
de-sna-tyu-ran-te
KKKK
денатарант
de-na-ta-rant
KMKM
សារធាតុបំផ្លាញ
saar-dhatu-bum-phlan
MSBahasa Melayu
denaturant
de-na-tyu-rant
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pyaung-lay
NLNederlands
denaturant
de-na-tyu-rant
NONorsk
denaturant
de-na-tyu-rant
PLPolski
denaturant
de-na-tyu-rant
PTPortuguês
desnaturalizante
de-sna-tyu-ra-li-zan-te
RORomână
denaturant
de-na-tyu-rant
RUРусский
денатарант
de-na-ta-rant
SVSvenska
denaturant
de-na-tyu-rant
SWKiswahili
denaturant
de-na-tyu-rant
TAதமிழ்
மாற்றியமைப்பு
ma-rriy-a-mai-ppu
TEతెలుగు
విషాణకం
vi-sha-na-kam
THไทย
สารทำลายความเป็นธรรมชาติ
sa-ran tham-lai kwam-pen-tham-chaat
TLTL
denaturant
de-na-tyu-rant
TRTürkçe
de-natüran
de-na-tyu-ran
UKУкраїнська
денатарант
de-na-ta-rant
VITiếng Việt
chất làm mất tính tự nhiên
chat lam mat tinh tu-nhien