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, nounWords nearby dehydrogenate
British Dictionary definitions for dehydrogenation
dehydrogenate
dehydrogenize or dehydrogenise (diːˈhaɪdrədʒəˌnaɪz)
/ (diːˈhaɪdrədʒəˌneɪt) /
verb
(tr)
to remove hydrogen from
Derived forms of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenation, dehydrogenization or dehydrogenisation, nounMedical definitions for dehydrogenation
dehydrogenation
[ dē′hī-drŏj′ə-nā′shən, dē-hī′drə-jə- ]
n.
The removal of hydrogen.