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Complete Definition of "hydrocarbon"

English
wikipedia

Etymology
A portmanteau of term|hydrogen (term|hydro-||water) and term|carbon.

Noun
en-noun

  1. organic chemistry A compound consisting primarily of carbon and hydrogen atoms.

Derived terms
fluorochlorohydrocarbon
hydrocarbonaceous
hydrocarbonic

Translations
trans-top|compound of carbon and hydrogen
Dutch: t+|nl|koolwaterstof|c
Finnish: t-|fi|hiilivety
Icelandic: t|is|vetniskol|n, t|is|kolvatnsefni|n, t|is|kolvetni|n
trans-mid
Japanese: t|ja|炭化水素|scJpan (t|ja|たんかすいそ|trtankasuiso|sc=Jpan)
Latvian: t|lv|ogļūdeņradis|m|xs=Latvian
Swedish: t+|sv|kolväte|n
trans-bottom

See also
aliphatic
aromatic
petroleum

Category:Portmanteaus

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