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hydrogenate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈhaɪdɹəd͡ʒəneɪt/ (US)
• /haɪˈdɹɒdʒəneɪt/ (UK)
• (US) audio
• /haɪˈdɹɑd͡ʒəneɪt/ (US)
• /ˈhaɪdɹədʒəneɪt/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gène French hydrogènebor. English hydrogen Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English hydrogenate From hydrogen + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Meanings

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.

Forms

Deriveds

rehydrogenate · biohydrogenate · hydrogenator · dehydrogenate

Relateds

hydrogenation · hydrogenated

Translations (17)

de hydrieren (treat or react with hydrogen) · uk гідрува́ти (treat or react with hydrogen) · sv hydrera (treat or react with hydrogen) · ca hidrogenar (treat or react with hydrogen) · it idrogenare (treat or react with hydrogen) · ru гидри́ровать (treat or react with hydrogen) · uk гідроґенізува́ти (treat or react with hydrogen) · ro hidrogena (treat or react with hydrogen) · fi kovettaa (treat or react with hydrogen) · ga hidriginigh (treat or react with hydrogen) · ar هَدْرَجَ (treat or react with hydrogen) · es hidrogenar (treat or react with hydrogen) · fi hydrata (treat or react with hydrogen) · pt hidrogenar (treat or react with hydrogen) · fr hydrogéner (treat or react with hydrogen) · cy hydrogenu (treat or react with hydrogen) · fi vedyttää (treat or react with hydrogen)