Meanings
nountranshydrogenation (countable and uncountable, plural transhydrogenations)
plural transhydrogenations
- countableuncountablechemistryA reaction in which hydrogen is transferred from one molecule to another
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
- Proto-Italic*trāns
- Proto-Italic*trāns-
- Latintrans-
- Englishtrans-
- 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
- Englishtranshydrogenation
From trans- + hydrogenation.
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transhydrogenation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transhydrogenation
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“transhydrogenation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transhydrogenation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transhydrogenation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transhydrogenation.
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