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hydrogenate

UK/haɪˈdɹɒdʒəneɪt//haɪˈdɹɑd͡ʒəneɪt/

hydrogenate verb: to treat something, or react something, with hydrogen; especially to react an unsaturated fat with hydrogen, in the presence of a nickel catalyst, to produce a harder saturated fat.

Verb

hydrogenate (third-person singular simple present hydrogenates, present participle hydrogenating, simple past and past participle hydrogenated)

  1. (transitive) To treat something, or react something, with hydrogen; especially to react an unsaturated fat with hydrogen, in the presence of a nickel catalyst, to produce a harder saturated fat.

hydrogenate meaning in Arabic

hydrogenate in Arabic

treat or react with hydrogen
هَدْرَجَ hadraja

Forms of hydrogenate

third-person singular presenthydrogenates
present participlehydrogenating
past participlehydrogenated
pasthydrogenated

Origin of hydrogenate

From hydrogen + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Words formed from hydrogenate

Questions about hydrogenate

What does hydrogenate mean?
Hydrogenate means to treat something, or react something, with hydrogen; especially to react an unsaturated fat with hydrogen, in the presence of a nickel catalyst, to produce a harder saturated fat.
What is hydrogenate in Arabic?
Hydrogenate in Arabic is هَدْرَجَ (hadraja). See Hydrogenate meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is hydrogenate?
Hydrogenate is a verb.
How do you pronounce hydrogenate?
Hydrogenate is pronounced /haɪˈdɹɒdʒəneɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of hydrogenate?
The past tense of hydrogenate is hydrogenated.

Words near hydrogenate in the dictionary

  1. hydrogen-bonded
  2. hydrogen-bonding
  3. hydrogen-like
  4. hydrogenase
  5. hydrogenases
  6. hydrogenate
  7. hydrogenated
  8. hydrogenates
  9. hydrogenating
  10. hydrogenation
  11. hydrogenations

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