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Hydrocarbon vs Hexatriacontane - What's the difference?

hydrocarbon | hexatriacontane |

As nouns the difference between hydrocarbon and hexatriacontane

is that hydrocarbon is (organic chemistry) a compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms while hexatriacontane is (organic compound) any of innumerable isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon, c36h74, having thirty-six carbon atoms; but especially the straight-chain isomer that is used in solid-state applications.

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

    hexatriacontane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of innumerable isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon, C36H74, having thirty-six carbon atoms; but especially the straight-chain isomer that is used in solid-state applications