As nouns the difference between hydrocarbon and isobutane
is that hydrocarbon is a compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms while isobutane is a hydrocarbon, a particular isomer of C4H10 found in natural gas.
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
isobutane
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(organic compound) A hydrocarbon, a particular isomer of C4H10 found in natural gas.
Synonyms
*
* methylpropane