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Hydrogenation vs Oxidation - What's the difference?

hydrogenation | oxidation |

As nouns the difference between hydrogenation and oxidation

is that hydrogenation is hydrogenation while oxidation is oxidation, a reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons.

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.

    • oxidation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The combination of a substance with oxygen.
  • (chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.

    • Antonyms

    * reduction

    Derived terms

    * oxidational

    Related terms

    * oxidate * oxidative * oxide