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Hydrocarbon vs Bromochlorofluoromethane - What's the difference?

hydrocarbon | bromochlorofluoromethane |

As nouns the difference between hydrocarbon and bromochlorofluoromethane

is that hydrocarbon is a compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms while bromochlorofluoromethane is a halogenated hydrocarbon, CHBrClF, that is used in some fire extinguishers; its chirality is the basis of the Cahn-Ingold-Prelog rules

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

    bromochlorofluoromethane

    English

    Noun

  • (organic compound) A halogenated hydrocarbon, CHBrClF, that is used in some fire extinguishers; its chirality is the basis of the