hydrogenate

Other forms: hydrogenated; hydrogenating

Definitions of hydrogenate
  1. verb
    combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen; add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound)
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    antonyms:
    dehydrogenate
    remove hydrogen from
    type of:
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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