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Hydrocarbon vs Isobutane - What's the difference?

hydrocarbon | isobutane |

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