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HYDROGENATE
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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)
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.
(Hydrogenated Castor Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
