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dehydrogenate

UK/diːˌhaɪdˈɹɒdʒəneɪt/

dehydrogenate verb: to remove hydrogen from (a substance).

Verb

dehydrogenate (third-person singular simple present dehydrogenates, present participle dehydrogenating, simple past and past participle dehydrogenated)

  1. (transitive) To remove hydrogen from (a substance).

Forms of dehydrogenate

third-person singular presentdehydrogenates
present participledehydrogenating
past participledehydrogenated
pastdehydrogenated

Origin of dehydrogenate

From de- + hydrogenate.

Questions about dehydrogenate

What does dehydrogenate mean?
Dehydrogenate means to remove hydrogen from (a substance).
What part of speech is dehydrogenate?
Dehydrogenate is a verb.
How do you pronounce dehydrogenate?
Dehydrogenate is pronounced /diːˌhaɪdˈɹɒdʒəneɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of dehydrogenate?
The past tense of dehydrogenate is dehydrogenated.

Words near dehydrogenate in the dictionary

  1. dehydrofreezing
  2. dehydrofrozen
  3. dehydrogeijerin
  4. dehydrogenase
  5. dehydrogenases
  6. dehydrogenate
  7. dehydrogenated
  8. dehydrogenates
  9. dehydrogenating
  10. dehydrogenation
  11. dehydrogenations

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