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dehydrogenate

/diːˌhaɪdˈɹɒdʒəneɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-hy-dro-genate
IPA
/diːˌhaɪdˈɹɒdʒəneɪt/
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove hydrogen from (a substance).

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English hydrogenate English dehydrogenate From de- + hydrogenate.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diːˌhaɪdˈɹɒdʒəneɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dehydrogenates (present, singular) dehydrogenating (participle, present) dehydrogenated (participle, past) dehydrogenated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

hydrogenate dehydrogenation

Questions

How do you pronounce dehydrogenate?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːˌhaɪdˈɹɒdʒəneɪt/.
What does dehydrogenate mean?
To remove hydrogen from (a substance).
Where does dehydrogenate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English hydrogenate English dehydrogenate From de- + hydrogenate.

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