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semihydrogenation

semihydrogenation noun: the reduction of alkynes to alkenes.

Noun

semihydrogenation (plural semihydrogenations)

  1. The reduction of alkynes to alkenes.

Forms of semihydrogenation

pluralsemihydrogenations
alternative formsemi-hydrogenation

Questions about semihydrogenation

What does semihydrogenation mean?
Semihydrogenation means the reduction of alkynes to alkenes.
What part of speech is semihydrogenation?
Semihydrogenation is a noun.
What is the plural of semihydrogenation?
The plural of semihydrogenation is semihydrogenations.

Words near semihydrogenation in the dictionary

  1. semihumorous
  2. semihumorously
  3. semihyaline
  4. semihydrate
  5. semihydrates
  6. semihydrogenation
  7. semihypergroup
  8. semihypergroups
  9. semihyperoceanic
  10. semihypogynous
  11. semihysterical

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