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dehydrogenating

UK/diːˌhaɪdˈɹɒdʒəneɪtɪŋ(ɡ)/

dehydrogenating is the present participle and gerund of dehydrogenate.

Meaning of dehydrogenate

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).

Adjective

dehydrogenating (not comparable)

  1. That undergoes or produces dehydrogenation

Questions about dehydrogenating

What does dehydrogenating mean?
Dehydrogenating means that undergoes or produces dehydrogenation.
What is dehydrogenating the present participle and gerund of?
Dehydrogenating is the present participle and gerund of dehydrogenate.
What part of speech is dehydrogenating?
Dehydrogenating is an adjective.
How do you pronounce dehydrogenating?
Dehydrogenating is pronounced /diːˌhaɪdˈɹɒdʒəneɪtɪŋ(ɡ)/ (UK).

Words near dehydrogenating in the dictionary

  1. dehydrogenase
  2. dehydrogenases
  3. dehydrogenate
  4. dehydrogenated
  5. dehydrogenates
  6. dehydrogenating
  7. dehydrogenation
  8. dehydrogenations
  9. dehydrogenative
  10. dehydrogenatively
  11. dehydrogenisation

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