hydrotreat

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verb

To react with hydrogen as part of a chemical engineering process to remove impurities, especially as part of oil refining

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Meanings

verbhydrotreat (third-person singular simple present hydrotreats, present participle hydrotreating, simple past and past participle hydrotreated)

present singular third person hydrotreats · participle present hydrotreating · participle past hydrotreated · past hydrotreated

  1. chemistryTo react with hydrogen as part of a chemical engineering process to remove impurities, especially as part of oil refining

Origin

From hydro- + treat.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tetrahydro
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APA

hydrotreat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrotreat

MLA

“hydrotreat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrotreat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrotreat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrotreat.

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