- dehydrogenation
- A chemical reaction in which hydrogen is removed from a compound.
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Dehydrogenation — is a chemical reaction that involves the elimination of hydrogen (H2). It is the reverse process of hydrogenation. Dehydrogenation reactions may be either large scale industrial processes or smaller scale laboratory procedures. Classes of the… … Wikipedia
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dehydrogenation — dehidrinimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Vandenilio atskėlimas. atitikmenys: angl. dehydrogenation; dehydrogenization rus. дегидрогенизация … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
dehydrogenation — noun Date: 1866 the removal of hydrogen from a chemical compound • dehydrogenate transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
dehydrogenation — See dehydrogenate. * * * … Universalium
dehydrogenation — noun Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production of unsaturated organic compounds from saturated ones … Wiktionary
dehydrogenation — Removal of a pair of hydrogen atoms from a compound by the action of enzymes (dehydrogenases) or other catalysts. * * * de·hy·dro·gen·a·tion (de hi″dro jə naґshən) oxidation due to removal of hydrogen by the reaction of a hydrogen … Medical dictionary
dehydrogenation — n. removal of hydrogen from (Chemistry) … English contemporary dictionary
dehydrogenation — de·hydrogenation … English syllables
