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hy·dro·car·bon    Audio Help   (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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hydrocarbon    Audio Help   (hī'drə-kär'bən)  Pronunciation Key 
Any of numerous organic compounds, such as benzene, that contain only carbon and hydrogen.

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hydrocarbons

Chemical compounds whose main feature is a long chain of carbon atoms bonded to hydrogen atoms. Hydrocarbons are organic molecules.

Note: Many hydrocarbons are used as fuels. Some examples of hydrocarbon fuels are the components of gasoline; methane, which is the main ingredient of natural gas; and some components of wood.

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