Etymology

dehydrogenation

D2E1H4Y4D2R1O1G2E1N1A1T1I1O1N1

Today it means: Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production of unsaturated organic compounds from saturated ones. Full definition →

English hydrogenation ← French hydrogène ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  9. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  11. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  12. Frenchhydro-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  15. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  16. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  17. Frenchhydrogène
  18. Englishhydrogen
  19. Englishhydrogenation
  20. English todaydehydrogenation

From de- + hydrogenation.

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