hydrogenize

English

Alternative forms

hydrogenise

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Hellenic *údōr

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)

Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor.

French hydro-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os

Proto-Hellenic *génos

Ancient Greek γένος (génos)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ēs

Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)

Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor.

French -gène

French hydrogènebor.

English hydrogen

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōder.

Middle French -iserbor.

Middle English -isen

English -ize

English hydrogenize

From hydrogen + -ize.

Pronunciation

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Verb

hydrogenize (third-person singular simple present hydrogenizes, present participle hydrogenizing, simple past and past participle hydrogenized)

(transitive, chemistry, dated) to hydrogenate

Derived terms

dehydrogenize