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Hydrocarbon vs Hexyne - What's the difference?

hydrocarbon | hexyne |

In organic chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between hydrocarbon and hexyne

is that hydrocarbon is (organic chemistry) a compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms while hexyne is (organic chemistry) any aliphatic hydrocarbon having six triple bonds.

As nouns the difference between hydrocarbon and hexyne

is that hydrocarbon is (organic chemistry) a compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms while hexyne is (organic chemistry) any aliphatic hydrocarbon having six triple bonds.

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

    hexyne

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any aliphatic hydrocarbon having six triple bonds