dehydrogenate

[ dee-hahy-druh-juh-neyt, dee-hahy-droj-uh- ]
/ diˈhaɪ drə dʒəˌneɪt, ˌdi haɪˈdrɒdʒ ə- /

verb (used with object), de·hy·dro·gen·at·ed, de·hy·dro·gen·at·ing. Chemistry.

to remove hydrogen from (a compound).

Origin of dehydrogenate

First recorded in 1840–50; de- + hydrogenate

OTHER WORDS FROM dehydrogenate

de·hy·dro·gen·a·tion, noun

Words nearby dehydrogenate

dehydrocholic acid, dehydrocorticosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, dehydrofreeze, dehydrogenase, dehydrogenate, dehydrogenation, dehydrogenize, dehydroretinaldehyde, dehydroretinol, dehypnotize

British Dictionary definitions for dehydrogenate

dehydrogenate

dehydrogenize or dehydrogenise (diːˈhaɪdrədʒəˌnaɪz)

/ (diːˈhaɪdrədʒəˌneɪt) /

verb

(tr) to remove hydrogen from

Derived forms of dehydrogenate

dehydrogenation, dehydrogenization or dehydrogenisation, noun