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Hydration vs Hydrogenation - What's the difference?

hydration | hydrogenation |

In chemistry terms the difference between hydration and hydrogenation

is that hydration is the incorporation of water molecules into a complex with those of another compound while hydrogenation is the chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance, especially with an unsaturated organic compound, and usually under the influence of temperature, pressure and catalysts.

hydration

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (chemistry) the incorporation of water molecules into a complex with those of another compound
  • (biology) the process of providing an adequate amount of water to body tissues
  • (construction) the chemical reaction by which a substance (such as cement) combines with water, giving off heat to form a crystalline structure in its setting and hardening.

    • Related terms

    * hydrate

    See also

    * ("hydration" on Wikipedia)

    hydrogenation

    English

    Noun

  • (chemistry) the chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance, especially with an unsaturated organic compound, and usually under the influence of temperature, pressure and catalysts.