Meanings
nounhydrogenation (countable and uncountable, plural hydrogenations)
plural hydrogenations
- countableuncountablechemistryThe chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance, especially with an unsaturated organic compound, and usually under the influence of temperature, pressure and catalysts.
Origin
- 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
Translations
Catalan hidrogenació
- hidrogenacióthe chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance
Czech hydrogenace
- hydrogenacethe chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance
Dutch hydrogenering
- hydrogeneringthe chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance
Finnish hydraus, vedytys
- hydrausthe chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance
- vedytysthe chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance
French hydrogénation
- hydrogénationthe chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance
Greek υδρογόνωση
- υδρογόνωση (ydrogónosi)the chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance
Hungarian hidrogénezés
- hidrogénezésthe chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance
Italian idrogenazione
- idrogenazionethe chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance
Spanish hidrogenación
- hidrogenaciónthe chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance
Swedish hydrogenering
- hydrogeneringthe chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hydrogenation
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APA
hydrogenation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrogenation
MLA
“hydrogenation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrogenation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrogenation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrogenation.
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