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hydrocarbon
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hydrocarbon /hy·dro·car·bon/ (hi´dro-kahr?bon) an organic compound that contains carbon and hydrogen only.
alicyclic hydrocarbon  one that has cyclic structure and aliphatic properties.
aliphatic hydrocarbon  one in which no carbon atoms are joined to form a ring.
aromatic hydrocarbon  one that has cyclic structure and a closed conjugated system of double bonds.
chlorinated hydrocarbon  any of a group of toxic compounds used mainly as refrigerants, industrial solvents, and dry cleaning fluids, and formerly as anesthetics.
hy·dro·car·bon (hdr-kärbn)
n.
An organic compound, such as benzene and methane, that contains only carbon and hydrogen.
hydrocarbon
an organic compound that contains carbon and hydrogen only.
alicyclic hydrocarbon
one that has cyclic structure and aliphatic properties.
aliphatic hydrocarbon
one that does not contain an aromatic ring.
aromatic hydrocarbon
one that has cyclic structure and a closed conjugated system of double bonds.
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