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dehydrogenate

de·hy·dro·gen·ate [ dee hdrəjə nàyt, d hī drójjə nàyt ] (past and past participle de·hy·dro·gen·at·ed, present participle de·hy·dro·gen·at·ing, 3rd person present singular de·hy·dro·gen·ates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
remove hydrogen from: to remove hydrogen from a compound, e.g. by means of a catalyst or in an enzyme-controlled process in cells


de·hy·dro·gen·a·tion [ dee hdrəjə náysh'n, d hī drojə náysh'n ] noun
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