Hydrogenation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hydrogenation \Hy`dro*gen*a"tion\, n. (Chem.)
     The act of combining with hydrogen, or the state of being so
     combined.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  hydrogenation
       n : a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an
           unsaturated oil; "food producers use hydrogenation to
           keep fat from becoming rancid"