hydrogenate
verbUK /haɪˈdɹɒdʒəneɪt/ · US /haɪˈdɹɑd͡ʒəneɪt/
Etymology From hydrogen + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
1
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences 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.
- Derived terms
- biohydrogenate, dehydrogenate, hydrogenator, rehydrogenate
- Related terms
- hydrogenated, hydrogenation