Meanings
nounbiohydrogenation (plural biohydrogenations)
plural biohydrogenations
- biochemistrybiochemical (enzymatic) hydrogenation
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
- Frenchhydro-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchhydrogène
- Englishhydrogen
- Englishhydrogenation
- Englishbiohydrogenation
From bio- + hydrogenation.
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biohydrogenation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biohydrogenation
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“biohydrogenation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biohydrogenation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biohydrogenation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biohydrogenation.
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