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to dehydrogenate

to dehydrogenate

9.8
To remove hydrogen from a chemical compound
  • verb
  • /diːhaɪˈdrɒdʒəneɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : deshidrogenar
  • Some catalysts are used to dehydrogenate hydrocarbons during fuel processing.

Examples

  • The process will dehydrogenate the alcohol to form the corresponding aldehyde.

  • Scientists dehydrogenated the compound to study its reactivity.

  • The enzyme can dehydrogenate alcohols effectively.

  • They dehydrogenated the compound in the lab yesterday.

  • Scientists dehydrogenated the compound to study its reactivity in their experiments.

  • Some catalysts are used to dehydrogenate hydrocarbons during fuel processing, enhancing efficiency.

  • The process will dehydrogenate the alcohol to form the corresponding aldehyde in the chemical reaction.

Synonyms

to desaturate
vsto dehydrogenate
  • Specialized
8.7

To remove hydrogen from a molecule to create a double bond in chemistry

removes hydrogen broadly without implying creation of double bonds

Antonyms

to hydrogenate
  • Specialized
6 8.1

To add hydrogen to a substance, often turning liquid oils into solids

How Hydrogenated

to hydrogenate
  • Specialized
6 8.1
to dehydrogenate
  • Specialized
9.8

Surface Forms

dehydrogenate infinitive
dehydrogenated past
dehydrogenated past participle
dehydrogenating present participle
dehydrogenates third person singular

Morphology

dehydrogenate = hydrogenate (transparent) = de + hydrogen + ate

In scientific English, 'de-' productively marks removal or reversal, so 'dehydrogenate' is directly understandable from 'hydrogenate'.

Etymology

Dehydrogenate starts with de- meaning 'remove' and contains hydrogen, which comes from Greek parts hydro- 'water' and -gen 'producer'. So, to dehydrogenate is to 'take away' hydrogen from a chemical compound, which is exactly what the word means in chemistry.