hydrogenate in English dictionary

  • hydrogenate

    Meanings and definitions of "hydrogenate"

    • (chemistry) (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
    • verb
      (chemistry, 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
    • treat or react with hydrogen
    • verb
      combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen; add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound)

    Synonyms of "hydrogenate" in English dictionary

    modify, change, alter are the top synonyms of "hydrogenate" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "hydrogenate" in English dictionary

    dehydrogenate is the antonym of "hydrogenate" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of hydrogenate

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

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