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Hydrocarbon vs Cutan - What's the difference?

hydrocarbon | cutan |

As nouns the difference between hydrocarbon and cutan

is that hydrocarbon is (organic chemistry) a compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms while cutan is (biochemistry) a hydrocarbon polymer, of uncertain structure but thought to be similar to kerogen, found in some plants.

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

    cutan

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia cutan) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A hydrocarbon polymer, of uncertain structure but thought to be similar to kerogen, found in some plants.
  • (geology) An oriented deposit which can be composed of any of the component substances of the soil material.

    • Related terms

    *cutin