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Hydrogenation

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Hy`dro`gen`a´tion
n.1.(Chem.) The act of combining with hydrogen, or the state of being so combined.
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Noun1.hydrogenation - a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil; "food producers use hydrogenation to keep fat from becoming rancid"
chemical action, chemical change, chemical process - (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved


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Therefore it is urgently necessary that the hydrogenation of coal be continued.
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