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Hydrocarbon - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Hydrocarbon : (noun)
1: an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Hydrocarbon : Hydrocarbon: An organic compound composed exclusively of hydrogen and carbon. All hydrocarbons have a carbon backbone with atoms of hydrogen attached to that backbone.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Hydrocarbon |
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Katie_Moffat: @Laura_Crane what is an ion?
What is electrolysis?
What is a Hydrocarbon?
lol x good luck =D |
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canadabizblog: RT @ShashiTharoor Pl see MEA website (http://mea.gov.in/) for my valedictory address yesterday at the second India-Africa Hydrocarbon Conf |
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blognew: OVL enters into MoU with Russia's Sistema for Hydrocarbon interestsNetIndianOVL entered the Rus... http://reduce.li/rikz5w #interests |
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