hydrocarbon

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Etymology

hydro- + carbon

Noun

hydrocarbon (plural hydrocarbons)

  1. (organic chemistry) A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
    Hyponyms: alkane, alkene, alkyne, cycloalkane, cycloalkene, arene

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