dehydrogenation

See also: déhydrogénation

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ hydrogenation.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːhaɪdˌɹɒdʒəˈneɪʃən/

Noun

dehydrogenation (countable and uncountable, plural dehydrogenations)

1. (chemistry) Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production of unsaturated organic compounds from saturated ones.

Derived terms

• cyclodehydrogenation
• photodehydrogenation

Translations

reaction in which hydrogen is removed

• German: Wasserstoffentziehung f
• Hungarian: dehidrogénezés (hu), hidrogénelvonás
• Italian: deidrogenazione (it) f
• Spanish: deshidrogenación f