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Hydrocarbons vs Hydrocarbonate - What's the difference?

hydrocarbons | hydrocarbonate |

As nouns the difference between hydrocarbons and hydrocarbonate

is that hydrocarbons is while hydrocarbonate is (chemistry|obsolete) a hydrocarbon.

hydrocarbons

English

Noun

(head)

    • hydrocarbonate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry, obsolete) A hydrocarbon.
  • (chemistry, obsolete) A hydrous carbonate, such as malachite.
    • (Webster 1913)