noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
denaturation; degeneration
Technical term used in biochemistry for protein denaturation, and in medicine for tissue degeneration. Also used as a suru-verb.
熱によってタンパク質が変性する。
Proteins denature due to heat.
この病気は神経の変性を引
This disease causes nerve degeneration.