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hydrogenate

[ hahy-druh-juh-neyt, hahy-droj-uh- ]

verb (used with object)

hydrogenated, hydrogenating.
  1. to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).


hydrogenate

/ haɪˈdrɒdʒɪˌneɪt; ˈhaɪdrədʒɪˌneɪt /

verb

  1. to undergo or cause to undergo a reaction with hydrogen

    to hydrogenate ethylene

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hydrogenate

/ īdrə-jə-′,ī-drŏjə-′ /

  1. To treat or combine chemically an unsaturated compound with hydrogen. Liquid vegetable oils are often hydrogenated to turn them into solids.
  2. To turn coal into oil by combining its carbon with hydrogen to form hydrocarbons.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzˌٴǰ, noun
  • ˌDzˈپDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • d··tDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hydrogenate1

First recorded in 1800–10; hydrogen + -ate 1
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You'll see them listed as partially hydrogenated oils on nutrition labels for fried and baked goods.

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Unlike their processed counterparts, UPFs are high in high-fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, synthetic preservatives, artificial flavors, emulsifiers and other additives not found in raw, whole foods.

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These foods don’t resemble their raw ingredients and are typically high in high-fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, synthetic preservatives, artificial flavors, emulsifiers and other additives not found in raw, whole foods.

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It took more than three years for the FDA to ban partially hydrogenated oils from food manufacturing after they were no longer recognized as safe.

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"This results in the synthesis of single-phase hydride thin films by fully hydrogenating the metal atoms that naturally tend to persist in the film."

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