hydrogenate
/haɪˈdɹɑd͡ʒəneɪt/verb
hydrogenate is a verb meaning “To treat something, or react something, with hydrogen; especially to react an unsaturated fat with hydrogen, in the presence of a nickel catalyst, to…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled H-Y-D-R-O-G-E-N-A-T-E and has 4 syllables.
What does hydrogenate mean?
verb
- 1
To treat something, or react something, with hydrogen; especially to react an unsaturated fat with hydrogen, in the presence of a nickel catalyst, to produce a harder saturated fat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce hydrogenate?
- UK /haɪˈdɹɒdʒəneɪt/
- UK /ˈhaɪdɹədʒəneɪt/
- US /haɪˈdɹɑd͡ʒəneɪt/
Hydrogenate has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-hydrogenate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hydrogenate
- hydrogenates present, singular, he/she/it
- hydrogenating participle, present
- hydrogenated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hydrogenate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense treat or react with hydrogen:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hydrogéner |
| German | hydrieren |
| Portuguese | hidrogenar |
| Spanish | hidrogenar |
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.