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Hydrocarbon vs Indane - What's the difference?

hydrocarbon | indane |

As nouns the difference between hydrocarbon and indane

is that hydrocarbon is (organic chemistry) a compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms while indane is (organic compound) a bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of cyclopentane; it, and its derivatives, are found 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

    indane

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia indane) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) A bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of cyclopentane; it, and its derivatives, are found in petroleum

    • Anagrams

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