dehydrogenate
transitive verb
de·hy·dro·ge·nate
| \ ˌdē-(ˌ)hī-ˈdräj-ə-ˌnāt
, (ˈ)dē-ˈhī-drə-jə-
\
, (ˈ)dē-ˈhī-drə-jə-
\
dehydrogenated; dehydrogenating
Medical Definition of dehydrogenate
: to remove hydrogen from
Other Words from dehydrogenate
dehydrogenation
\
ˌdē-(ˌ)hī-ˌdräj-ə-ˈnā-shən
, (ˌ)dē-ˌhī-drə-jə-
\
noun
, (ˌ)dē-ˌhī-drə-jə-
\
noun
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“Dehydrogenate.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/dehydrogenate. Accessed 6 Jul. 2022.
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