hydrogenate (redirected from hydrogenations)

hy·dro·gen·ate  (hdr-j-nt, h-drj-)

tr.v. hy·dro·gen·at·ed, hy·dro·gen·at·ing, hy·dro·gen·ates

To combine with or subject to the action of hydrogen, especially to combine (an unsaturated oil) with hydrogen to produce a solid fat.

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hydrogenate [ˈhaɪdrədʒɪˌneɪt haɪˈdrɒdʒɪˌneɪt], hydrogenize, hydrogenise [ˈhaɪdrədʒɪˌnaɪz haɪˈdrɒdʒɪˌnaɪz]

vb

(Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo a reaction with hydrogen to hydrogenate ethylene

hydrogenation , hydrogenization, hydrogenisation n

hydrogenator  n

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hydrogenate  (hdr-j-nt, h-drj-nt)

1. To treat or combine chemically an unsaturated compound with hydrogen. Liquid vegetable oils are often hydrogenated to turn them into solids.

2. To turn coal into oil by combining its carbon with hydrogen to form hydrocarbons.

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Verb

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hydrogenate - combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen; add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound) alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" dehydrogenate - remove hydrogen from