Definition & Meaning of "hydrocarbon"in English

Hydrocarbon

a compound composed of hydrogen and carbon atoms, with the simplest form being alkanes, alkenes, or alkynes

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

hydrocarbons

Examples

Methane (CH₄) is the simplest hydrocarbon, belonging to the alkane group.

LanGeek

Download Our Mobile App

Lexical Tree

hydrocarbon

hydro

carbon

Nearby Words