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Hydrocarbon vs Coronene - What's the difference?

hydrocarbon | coronene |

As nouns the difference between hydrocarbon and coronene

is that hydrocarbon is (organic chemistry) a compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms while coronene is (organic compound) a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of six benzene rings fused together into a ring; any derivative of this compound.

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

    coronene

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia coronene)
  • (organic compound) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of six benzene rings fused together into a ring; any derivative of this compound.

    • See also

    * carpathite