hydrogenate

[ hahy-druh-juh-neyt, hahy-droj-uh- ]

verb (used with object)

, hy·dro·gen·at·ed, hy·dro·gen·at·ing.

1. to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).

hydrogenate

/ haɪˈdrɒdʒɪˌneɪt; ˈhaɪdrədʒɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. to undergo or cause to undergo a reaction with hydrogen

   to hydrogenate ethylene

hydrogenate

/ hī′drə-jə-nāt′,hī-drŏj′ə-nāt′ /

1. To treat or combine chemically an unsaturated compound with hydrogen. Liquid vegetable oils are often hydrogenated to turn them into solids.
2. To turn coal into oil by combining its carbon with hydrogen to form hydrocarbons.

Derived Forms

• ˈhydrogenˌator, noun
• ˌhydrogenˈation, noun

Other Words From

• hydro·gen·ation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrogenate¹

First recorded in 1800–10; hydrogen + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Unlike their processed counterparts, UPFs are high in high-fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, synthetic preservatives, artificial flavors, emulsifiers and other additives not found in raw, whole foods.

From Salon

These foods don’t resemble their raw ingredients and are typically high in high-fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, synthetic preservatives, artificial flavors, emulsifiers and other additives not found in raw, whole foods.

From Salon

It took more than three years for the FDA to ban partially hydrogenated oils from food manufacturing after they were no longer recognized as safe.

From Salon

"This results in the synthesis of single-phase hydride thin films by fully hydrogenating the metal atoms that naturally tend to persist in the film."

From Science Daily

Oils, including soybean, palm, coconut, hydrogenated vegetable oils.

From Seattle Times