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hy·dro·car·bon — /ˈhaıdroʊˌkɑɚbən/ noun, pl bons [count] technical : a substance (such as coal or natural gas) that contains only carbon and hydrogen … Useful english dictionary
hydrocarbon — A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon. Diels h. a phenanthrene derivative obtained by the dehydrogenation of various steroids. saturated h. a h. that contains the greatest possible number of hydrogen atoms, so that the … Medical dictionary
chlorohydrocarbon — chlo·ro·hy·dro·car·bon (klor″o hi″dro kahrґbon) chlorinated hydrocarbon … Medical dictionary
hydrocarbonism — hy·dro·car·bon·ism (hi″dro kahrґbon iz əm) poisoning by hydrocarbons … Medical dictionary
hydrocarbon — hy•dro•car•bon [[t]ˌhaɪ drəˈkɑr bən, ˈhaɪ drəˌkɑr [/t]] n. chem. any of a class of aliphatic, cyclic, or aromatic compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as methane or benzene • Etymology: 1820–30 hy dro•car bo•na′ceous, adj … From formal English to slang
furnace — 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. [1913 Webster] {Hydrocarbon burner}, {furnace}, {stove}, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. [1913 Webster] {Hydrocarbon burner}, {furnace}, {stove}, a burner, furnace,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hydrocarbon burner — 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. [1913 Webster] {Hydrocarbon burner}, {furnace}, {stove}, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hydrocarbonate — Hy dro*car bon*ate, n. (a) (Old Chem.) A hydrocarbon. [Obs.] (b) (Chem.) A hydrous carbonate, as malachite. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stove — 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. [1913 Webster] {Hydrocarbon burner}, {furnace}, {stove}, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
