v.
1.add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb
2.modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished
3.make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes
Idiom of the Day
from stem to stern
from one end to the other, from the front to the back of a ship
The boat was damaged from stem to stern after the big storm.