dehydrogenate

/diːˈhaɪdrədʒəneɪt/
verb
  1. To remove hydrogen atoms from a chemical compound.
    • The process can dehydrogenate the molecule, changing its properties.
    • In the lab, chemists dehydrogenate certain compounds to create new materials.
    • Industrial processes often dehydrogenate hydrocarbons to produce fuels.
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