hydrogenate

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hydrogenate

/haɪˈdɹɒdʒəneɪt/ UK
/ˈhaɪdɹədʒəneɪt/ UK
/haɪˈdɹɑd͡ʒəneɪt/ US
/ˈhaɪdɹəd͡ʒəneɪt/ US

verb hydrogenates · hydrogenating · hydrogenated

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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verb treat or react with hydrogen

Español	hidrogenar
Português	hidrogenar
Français	hydrogéner
Deutsch	hydrieren
Italiano	idrogenare
Română	hidrogena
Русский	гидри́ровать gidrírovatʹ
العربية	هَدْرَجَ hadraja

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@misc{hydrogenate_2026,
  title = {hydrogenate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hydrogenate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}