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dehydrogenate

American  
[dee-hahy-druh-juh-neyt, dee-hahy-droj-uh-] / diˈhaɪ drə dʒəˌneɪt, ˌdi haɪˈdrɒdʒ ə- /

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.
dehydrogenated, dehydrogenating

  1. to remove hydrogen from (a compound).

dehydrogenate British  
/ diːˈhaɪdrədʒəˌneɪt, diːˈhaɪdrədʒəˌnaɪz /

verb

  1. (tr) to remove hydrogen from

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Other Word Forms

  • dehydrogenation noun

Etymology

Origin of dehydrogenate

First recorded in 1840–50; de- + hydrogenate

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