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aromatic hydrocarbon
(redirected from Polycylclic aromatic 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.

aromatic hydrocarbon
Etymology: Gk, aroma, spice; hydor, water; L, carbo, coal
an organic compound that has a benzene or other aromatic ring, as distinguished from an open-chain aliphatic compound.

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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