verb
- present participle of hydrogenate: to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to convert unsaturated fats into saturated fats
Usage: chemistry; food processing
Examples
- The factory is hydrogenating vegetable oils to make margarine.
- Hydrogenating unsaturated fats changes their chemical structure.
- The process of hydrogenating oils creates trans fats.
- Food manufacturers began hydrogenating oils in the early 1900s.
- Scientists are studying alternatives to hydrogenating fats.
- The company stopped hydrogenating their cooking oils last year.