dehydrogenate
/diːˌhaɪdˈɹɒdʒəneɪt/verb
dehydrogenate is spelled D-E-H-Y-D-R-O-G-E-N-A-T-E: 13 letters. As a verb, dehydrogenate means “To remove hydrogen from (a substance)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dehydrogenate?
| Letters | 13: D-E-H-Y-D-R-O-G-E-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dehydrogenate?
- UK /diːˌhaɪdˈɹɒdʒəneɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of dehydrogenate
- dehydrogenates present, singular, he/she/it
- dehydrogenating participle, present
- dehydrogenated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dehydrogenate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To remove hydrogen from (a substance).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dehydrogenate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to remove hydrogen from a substance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déshydrogéner |
| German | Wasserstoff entziehen |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dehydrogenate come from?
From de- + hydrogenate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).