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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It uses UV-C and UV-V technologies; absorbs aromatic hydrocarbon, nitric oxide, sulfur oxide, and ground-level ozone; and removes particulates as small as 0. Correlations between polychlorinated biphenyl immunotoxicity, the aromatic hydrocarbon locus, and liver microsomal enzyme induction in C57BL/6 and DBA/2 mice. More than a quarter of the urine samples contained the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon called benzo(a)pyrene. |
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