Verb: hydrogenate 'hI-dru-ju,neyt or hI'dró-ju,neyt
- Combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen; add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound)
"As the animal recovered from the effects of the detergent the ability to hydrogenate both substrates was almost completely recovered";
- hydrogenize, hydrogenise [Brit]
Derived forms: hydrogenating, hydrogenated, hydrogenates
Type of: alter, change, modify
Antonym: dehydrogenate
Encyclopedia: Hydrogenate