hydrogène

See also: hydrogéné and hydrogéne

French

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.dʁɔ.ʒɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛn

Etymology 1

Chemical element
H	Next: hélium (He)

From hydro- +‎ -gène. Coined by French nobleman and chemist Antoine Lavoisier in 1783.

Noun

hydrogène m (plural hydrogènes)

1. hydrogen

Derived terms

• hydrogène sulfuré

Related terms

• hydrocarbure
• hydrogénation

Descendants

• → Breton: hidrogen
• → English: hydrogen
• → Portuguese: hidrogénio, hidrogênio (Brazil)
• → Spanish: hidrógeno

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hydrogène

1. inflection of hydrogéner:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “hydrogène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012