It is true that heat and acid can cause proteins to denature, which means that they lose their 3-dimensional shape. A cooked egg white that becomes opaque and solid is an example. When milk is treated with acid, the protein casein curdles into a solid and the whey separates, still liquid.
The noun TOCCATA has 1 sense: 1. a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style. Familiarity information: TOCCATA used as a noun is very rare.
Some people dislike this two-syllable pronunciation, arguing that it properly belongs to the music term forte, which is derived from Italian. noun. 1  Something in which a person excels: âHis forte was in defusing negative rumors before they ever exploded into news accountsâ (Jane Mayer). 2  The strong part of a sword blade, between the middle and the hilt.