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Hydrocarbon vs Azulene - What's the difference?

hydrocarbon | azulene |

As nouns the difference between hydrocarbon and azulene

is that hydrocarbon is (organic chemistry) a compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms while azulene is (organic compound|uncountable) a bicyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing a five- and a seven-membered fused ring; it is a blue, oily liquid first obtained from the essential oil of wormwood.

hydrocarbon

English

(wikipedia 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

    azulene

    English

    (wikipedia azulene)

    Noun

  • (organic compound, uncountable) A bicyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing a five- and a seven-membered fused ring; it is a blue, oily liquid first obtained from the essential oil of wormwood.
  • (organic chemistry, countable) Any of its derivatives.

    • Derived terms

    * polyazulene