hydrocarbon
IPA: haɪdroʊkˈɑrbʌn
noun
- (organic chemistry) A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
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Examples of "hydrocarbon" in Sentences
- An alkane is a saturated hydrocarbon.
- Geophysics and hydrocarbon production.
- Application to hydrocarbon exploration.
- It is a hydrocarbon and the simplest alkyne.
- The whole world needs to wean off hydrocarbons.
- The naphtha is a mixture of very many different hydrocarbon compounds.
- A process for cracking a hydrocarbon, e.g. hydrocarbon oil, is disclosed.
- The remaining gas is employed in the combustion of chlorinated hydrocarbons.
- Simply exposing a hydrocarbon to fluorine will cause the hydrocarbon to ignite.
- The catalyst is especially useful for the dealkylation of aromatic hydrocarbons.
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