transitive verb
-·nat·ed, -·nat·ing to combine with, treat with, or expose to the action of, hydrogen; specif., to produce a saturated fat or trans fat by treating (an unsaturated fat) with hydrogen
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hydrogenate
transitive verb
hy·dro·gen·at·ed, hy·dro·gen·at·ing, hy·dro·gen·atesTo combine with or subject to the action of hydrogen, especially to combine (an unsaturated oil) with hydrogen to produce a solid fat.
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- To treat or combine chemically an unsaturated compound with hydrogen. Liquid vegetable oils are often hydrogenated to turn them into solids.
- To turn coal into oil by combining its carbon with hydrogen to form hydrocarbons.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present hydrogenates, present participle hydrogenating, simple past and past participle hydrogenated)
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