denaturalisation

noun

The act or process of denaturalising, of changing or destroying the quality (nature) of a thing.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

noundenaturalisation (countable and uncountable, plural denaturalisations)

plural denaturalisations · alternative denaturalization

  1. countableuncountableThe act or process of denaturalising, of changing or destroying the quality (nature) of a thing.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishnaturalisation
  8. Englishdenaturalisation

From de- + naturalisation.

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Cite this entry
APA

denaturalisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denaturalisation

MLA

“denaturalisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denaturalisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “denaturalisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denaturalisation.

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