HYDROGENATE
hydrogenate
(verb) combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen; add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
hydrogenate (third-person singular simple present hydrogenates, present participle hydrogenating, simple past and past participle hydrogenated)
(chemistry, transitive) 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
Source: Wiktionary
Hy"dro*gen*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hydrogenated; p. pr. & vb. n. Hydrogenating.] (Chem.)
Definition: To hydrogenize.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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