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Hydrocarbon vs Cumene - What's the difference?

hydrocarbon | cumene |

As nouns the difference between hydrocarbon and cumene

is that hydrocarbon is (organic chemistry) a compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms while cumene is (organic compound) the aromatic hydrocarbon isopropyl benzene present in petroleum.

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

    cumene

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia cumene) (-)
  • (organic compound) The aromatic hydrocarbon isopropyl benzene present in petroleum

    • Synonyms

    * (1-methylethyl)benzene (IUPAC name) * isopropylbenzene * 2-phenylpropane