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[hahy-druh-kahr-buh
n, hahy-druh-kahr-] 
–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) 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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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.
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Main Entry: hy·dro·car·bon
Pronunciation: -'kär-b&n
Function: noun
: an organic compound (as acetylene, benzene, or butane)containing only carbon and hydrogen and often occurring in petroleum, natural gas, coal, and bitumens
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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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| 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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