Meanings
plural denaturalisations · alternative denaturalization
- countableuncountableThe act or process of denaturalising, of changing or destroying the quality (nature) of a thing.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishnaturalisation
- Englishdenaturalisation
From de- + naturalisation.
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denaturalisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denaturalisation
“denaturalisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denaturalisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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