hydrogenate
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- (UK) IPA(key): /haɪˈdɹɒdʒəneɪt/, /ˈhaɪdɹədʒəneɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /haɪˈdɹɑd͡ʒəneɪt/, /ˈhaɪdɹəd͡ʒəneɪt/
Verb edit
hydrogenate (third-person singular simple present hydrogenates, present participle hydrogenating, simple past and past participle hydrogenated)
- (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
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treat or react with hydrogen
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