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hy·dro·car·bon 
[hahy-druh-kahr-buhn, hahy-druh-kahr-] Pronunciation Key
[hahy-druh-kahr-buhn, hahy-druh-kahr-] Pronunciation Key –noun
| any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH4, an alkene, ethylene, C2H4, an alkyne, acetylene, C2H2, or an aromatic compound, benzene, C6H6. |
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| hy·dro·car·bon
(hī'drə-kär'bən) Pronunciation Key
n. Any of numerous organic compounds, such as benzene and methane, that contain only carbon and hydrogen. hy'dro·car'bo·na'ceous (-bə-nā'shəs), hy'dro·car·bon'ic (-bŏn'ĭk), hy'dro·car'bon·ous (-bə-nəs) adj. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
hydrocarbon
hydrocarbon
1826, "compound of hydrogen and carbon," formed in Eng. from hydro-, comb. form of Gk. hydor "water" (see water (n.1)) + carbon.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| hydrocarbon | |
noun | |
| an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| hydrocarbon
(hī'drə-kär'bən) Pronunciation Key
Any of numerous organic compounds, such as benzene, that contain only carbon and hydrogen.
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hydrocarbon hy·dro·car·bon (hī'drə-kär'bən)
n.
An organic compound, such as benzene and methane, that contains only carbon and hydrogen.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Hydrocarbon
Hy`dro*car"bon\, n. [Hydro-, 2 + carbon.] (Chem.) A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as methane, benzene, etc.; also, by extension, any of their derivatives. Hydrocarbon burner, furnace, stove, a burner, furnace, or stove with which liquid fuel, as petroleum, is used.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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