dehydrogenation
/diːhaɪdˌɹɒdʒəˈneɪʃən/noun
dehydrogenation is spelled D-E-H-Y-D-R-O-G-E-N-A-T-I-O-N: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dehydrogenation means “Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production of unsaturated organic compounds from saturated ones” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dehydrogenation is dehydrogenations.
How many letters and syllables are in dehydrogenation?
| Letters | 15: D-E-H-Y-D-R-O-G-E-N-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dehydrogenation?
Dehydrogenation appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dehydrogenation?
- UK /diːhaɪdˌɹɒdʒəˈneɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Yangolin-dehydrogenation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dehydrogenation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dehydrogenation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/, British pronunciation):
- translation
- aviation
- determination
- delegation
- authorization
- degradation
- deportation
- inauguration
- deprivation
- depreciation
- visualization
- denomination
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dehydrogenation
- dehydrogenations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dehydrogenation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production of unsaturated organic compounds from saturated ones.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dehydrogenation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense reaction in which hydrogen is removed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déshydrogénation |
| German | Wasserstoffentziehung |
| Spanish | deshidrogenación |
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.