HYDROGENATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (verb)

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they hydrogenate ... he / she / it hydrogenates

Past simple: hydrogenated

Past participle: hydrogenated

-ing form: hydrogenating

Sense 1

Meaning:

Combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen; add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound)

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "hydrogenate" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

dehydrogenate (remove hydrogen from)

Derivation:

hydrogen (a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe)

hydrogenation (a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil)

Credits

Context examples:

Hydrogenated palm oil has industrial applications.

(Hydrogenated Palm Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Hydrogenated soybean oil has a thicker consistency than standard soybean oil and is used as a food ingredient and is found in skincare products.

(Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

A wax-like hydrogenated derivative of castor oil.