Hydrocarbon
[,haɪdrə(ʊ)'kɑːb(ə)n] or [,haɪdrə'kɑrbən]
Definition
(noun.) an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen.
Editor: Terence--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as methane, benzene, etc.; also, by extension, any of their derivatives.
Editor: Sonya
Definition
n. a compound of hydrogen and carbon.—Hydrocarbon furnace a furnace in which liquid fuel as petroleum is used.
Editor: Stacy
Examples
- The form shown represents a phaeton weighing 1,400 pounds; the motor is of the single hydrocarbon type, and is simple, powerful and compact. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- By thus manipulating the various solvents you will be enabled probably to separate the crude asphalt into several distinct hydrocarbons. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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