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Carbonate vs Hydrocarbon - What's the difference?

carbonate | hydrocarbon |

As nouns the difference between carbonate and hydrocarbon

is that carbonate is while hydrocarbon is (organic chemistry) a compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.

carbonate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.
  • Derived terms

    * barium carbonate * bicarbonate * bismuth carbonate * cadmium carbonate * calcium carbonate * calcium magnesium carbonate * carbonate ion * carbonate of potash * carbonate of potassa * carbonate of potassium * carbonate strontianite * copper carbonate * cupric carbonate * dicarbonate * fluocarbonate * hydrocarbonate * hydrogen carbonate * hydrogen carbonate ion * hydrogen potassium carbonate * lead carbonate * lithium carbonate * magnesium carbonate * manganese carbonate * metacarbonate * oxycarbonate * percarbonate * potassic carbonate * potassium acid carbonate * potassium carbonate * potassium hydrogen carbonate * silver carbonate * sodium carbonate * sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate * sodium hydrogen carbonate * sulfocarbonate, sulphocarbonate * strontium carbonate * thorium carbonate * urano-ammonic carbonate * uranoso-ammonic carbonate * uranyl carbonate * zinc carbonate

    Verb

    (carbonat)
  • To charge (often a beverage) with carbon dioxide.
  • Derived terms

    * carbonatation * carbonated * carbonation * carbonator English heteronyms ----

    hydrocarbon

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
  • Derived terms

    * fluorochlorohydrocarbon * hydrocarbonaceous * hydrocarbonic

    Hyponyms

    * alkane * alkene * alkyne * cycloalkane * cycloalkene * arene

    See also

    * aliphatic * aromatic * petroleum