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hydrogenate

[hahy-druh-juh-neyt, hahy-droj-uh-]

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verb (used with object), hy·dro·gen·at·ed, hy·dro·gen·at·ing.

to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).

Also, hydrogenize.

Origin:
1800–10; hydrogen + -ate¹

Related forms

hy·dro·gen·a·tion, noun

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hydrogenate, hydrogenize or hydrogenise (ˈhaɪdrədʒɪˌneɪt, haɪˈdrɒdʒɪˌneɪt)

—vb
	to undergo or cause to undergo a reaction with hydrogen: to hydrogenate ethylene

hydrogenize, hydrogenize or hydrogenise

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hydrogenise, hydrogenize or hydrogenise

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hydrogen'ation, hydrogenize or hydrogenise

—n

hydrogeni'zation, hydrogenize or hydrogenise

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hydrogeni'sation, hydrogenize or hydrogenise

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'hydrogenator, hydrogenize or hydrogenise

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hydrogenate

(hī'drə-jə-nāt', hī-drŏj'ə-nāt') Pronunciation Key

To treat or combine chemically an unsaturated compound with hydrogen. Liquid vegetable oils are often hydrogenated to turn them into solids.
To turn coal into oil by combining its carbon with hydrogen to form hydrocarbons.

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