HYDROGENATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hydrogenate mean? 

• HYDROGENATE (verb)
  The verb HYDROGENATE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: HYDROGENATE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYDROGENATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they hydrogenate    ... he / she / it hydrogenates   
Past simple: hydrogenated   
Past participle: hydrogenated   
-ing form: hydrogenating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen; add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound)

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "hydrogenate" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

dehydrogenate (remove hydrogen from)

Derivation:

hydrogen (a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe)

hydrogenation (a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil)

 Context examples 

A hydrogenated derivative of palm oil.

(Hydrogenated Palm Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrogenated ketone of morphine, a semi-synthetic opioid with analgesic effects.

(Hydromorphone, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of hydromorphone, the hydrogenated ketone of morphine, a semi-synthetic opioid with analgesic effects.

(Hydromorphone hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A hydrogenated derivative of soybean oil.

(Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

A semisynthetic hydrogenated codeine derivative and opioid agonist with analgesic and antitussive effects.

(Hydrocodone, NCI Thesaurus)

The bitartrate salt form of hydrocodone, a semisynthetic hydrogenated codeine derivative and opioid agonist with analgesic and antitussive effects.

(Hydrocodone bitartrate, NCI Thesaurus)

Hydrogenated castor oil has many industrial applications.

(Hydrogenated Castor Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic hydrogenated derivative of diethylstilbestrol (DES).

(Hexestrol, NCI Thesaurus)

This system considers foods ultra-processed if they have ingredients predominantly found in industrial food manufacturing, such as hydrogenated oils, high-fructose corn syrup, flavoring agents, and emulsifiers.

(Heavily processed foods cause overeating and weight gain, National Institutes of Health)

These are found in vegetable shortenings, some margarines, crackers, cookies, snack foods, and other foods made with or fried in partially hydrogenated oils.

(Dietary Fats, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)