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Hydrocarbon Very Common

Origin: Greek prefix hydro-

Hydrocarbon has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen

"The geologist explained that crude oil is primarily a mixture of hydrocarbons, which are organic compounds made up solely of carbon and hydrogen atoms."

2

A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.

"The crude oil sample was found to be a complex mixture of various hydrocarbons, each containing exclusively carbon and hydrogen atoms."

Related Terms
hydrocarbylene biphenanthryl lipodepsinonapeptide distillation chloroethane cyclononane diphenylmethane acenaphthylene isobutyl cyclophane calamenene hexyne diamylene fluoroprotein fluoroplastic hydrocracking fossil fuel tectomer norbornene indane
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
organic compound
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
chlorobenzene aromatic compound gasohol gasoline kerosene aromatic hydrocarbon indene cymene dioxin ethane liquefied petroleum gas bitumen butadiene naphtha naphthalene pyrene octane gas oil terpene provitamin
Rhyming Words
bon ebon obon gabon mabon tabon ambon tambon bonbon lisbon gambon carbon sorbon baubon ribbon gibbon azabon borbon laibon chambon
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