hydrodeoxygenation

noun

A chemical engineering process in which hydrotreating is used to reduce the oxygen content of hydrocarbons (present as alcohols, aldehydes etc) during oil refining.

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Meanings

nounhydrodeoxygenation (countable and uncountable, plural hydrodeoxygenations)

plural hydrodeoxygenations

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA chemical engineering process in which hydrotreating is used to reduce the oxygen content of hydrocarbons (present as alcohols, aldehydes etc) during oil refining.

Origin

From hydro- + deoxygenation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

oxydehydrogenation
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APA

hydrodeoxygenation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrodeoxygenation

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“hydrodeoxygenation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrodeoxygenation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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