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re⋅na⋅ture

[ree-ney-cher]
–verb (used with object), -tured, -tur⋅ing.
to restore (a denatured substance) to its former, natural state.

Origin:
1925–30; re- + nature; cf. denature
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re·na·tur·a·tion   (rē-nā'chər-ā'shən)   
n.  The process by which proteins or complementary strands of nucleic acids re-form their native conformations.

[From renature, to undergo renaturation : re- + (de)nature.]
re·na'ture v.
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Main Entry: re·na·ture
Pronunciation: (')rE-'nA-ch&r
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: re·na·tured;re·na·tur·ing /-'nAch-(&-)ri[ng]/
: to restore (as a denatured protein) to an original or normal condition
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