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hydrocarbon

[hahy-druh-kahr-buhn, hahy-druh-kahr-]

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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.

Origin:
1820–30; hydro-² + carbon

Related forms

hy·dro·car·bo·na·ceous, adjective

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hydrocarbon (ˌhaɪdrəʊˈkɑːb^ən)

—n
	any organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen, such as the alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, terpenes, and arenes

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Word Origin & History

hydrocarbon

1826, "compound of hydrogen and carbon," formed in Eng. from hydro-, comb. form of Gk. hydor "water" (see water (n.1)) + carbon.

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Medical Dictionary

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.