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Noun: hydrogenation  ,hI-dru-ju'ney-shun or hI,dró-ju'ney-shun
  1. A chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil
    "food producers use hydrogenation to keep fat from becoming rancid"

Derived forms: hydrogenations

Type of: chemical action, chemical change, chemical process

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