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Hydrocarbon vs Terpinene - What's the difference?

hydrocarbon | terpinene |

As nouns the difference between hydrocarbon and terpinene

is that hydrocarbon is a compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms while terpinene is any of several isomeric monoterpene hydrocarbons found in the essential oil of cardamom, marjoram and other herbs.

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

    terpinene

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia terpinene) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of several isomeric monoterpene hydrocarbons found in the essential oil of cardamom, marjoram and other herbs