"denatured" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 變性

Definition

經由化學或物理過程改變原本的自然狀態。常用於指加入有害物質致不能飲用的酒精，或因為加熱或化學反應而變性的蛋白質。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於科學和技術領域。'Denatured alcohol'意指加入有毒物質的酒精不能飲用；蛋白質'變性'表示結構變化與功能喪失。日常對話罕見。

Examples

The scientist used denatured alcohol in the experiment.

科學家在實驗中使用了**變性**酒精。

When heated too much, the protein became denatured.

加熱過度時，蛋白質**變性**了。

You cannot drink denatured alcohol; it is poisonous.

你不能喝**變性**酒精，它有毒。

Egg whites turn denatured when you cook them—notice how they go from clear to white?

蛋白煮熟時會**變性**—你注意到它們由透明變白了嗎？

All that hand sanitizer contains denatured alcohol to stop people from drinking it.

所有消毒洗手液都含有**變性**酒精，防止人們喝它。

Once something is denatured, it usually can’t return to how it was before.

一旦某樣東西**變性**，通常就不能恢復原來狀態。