English > hydrocarbon: 1 sense > noun 1, substance| Meaning | An organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen. |
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| Narrower | aromatic compound | A hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of compounds |
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| aromatic hydrocarbon | A hydrocarbon that contains one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of organic compounds |
| bitumen | Any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons |
| butadiene | A gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6 |
| chlorobenzene | A colorless volatile flammable liquid / liquid with an almond odor that is made from chlorine and benzene |
| cymene | Any of three isotopes of a colorless aromatic liquid hydrocarbon occurring in the volatile oil of cumin and thyme and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins |
| dioxin | Any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides |
| ethane, C2H6 | A colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel |
| gas oil | An oil formed through distillation of petroleum of intermediate boiling range and viscosity |
| gasohol | A gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn |
| gasoline, gasolene, gas, petrol | A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum |
| indene | A colorless liquid hydrocarbon extracted from petroleum or coal tar and used in making synthetic resins |
| kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil, coal oil | A flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters |
| liquefied petroleum gas, bottled gas | hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure |
| naphtha | Any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures |
| naphthalene | A white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs |
| octane | Any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent |
| provitamin | vitamin precursor |
| pyrene | A pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar |
| terpene | An unsaturated hydrocarbon obtained from plants |
| Broader | organic compound | Any compound of carbon and another element or a radical |
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| Spanish | hidrocarburo, hidrocarburos |
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| Catalan | hidrocarbur |
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