dehydrogenate

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Verb dehydrogenate has 1 sense

dehydrogenate - remove hydrogen from
--₁ is one way to change, alter, modify
Antonyms: hydrogenate
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dehydrogenate

Part of Speech: verb

Sense 1: To remove hydrogen from a chemical compound.

Example sentence: The catalyst used in the reaction helps to dehydrogenate the organic compound.

Sense 2: To release or lose hydrogen atoms from a molecule or substance.

Example sentence: High temperatures are often required to dehydrogenate methane gas.