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Hydrocarbon vs Triptycene - What's the difference?

hydrocarbon | triptycene |

As nouns the difference between hydrocarbon and triptycene

is that hydrocarbon is (organic chemistry) a compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms while triptycene is (organic compound) an aromatic hydrocarbon having three benzene rings joined in the form of a paddlewheel; any derivative of this compound.

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

    triptycene

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia triptycene) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) An aromatic hydrocarbon having three benzene rings joined in the form of a paddlewheel; any derivative of this compound