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Hydrocarbon - What does it mean?

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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

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.