dehydrogenize

especially British, de·hy·dro·gen·ise

[dee-hahy-druh-juh-nahyz, dee-hahy-droj-uh-]

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.

dehydrogenized, dehydrogenizing 

1. dehydrogenate.

Other Word Forms

• dehydrogenization noun
• dehydrogenizer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dehydrogenize¹

First recorded in 1875–80; de- + hydrogenize