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

Plural form

hydrocarbons

Examples

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

Lexical Tree

hydrocarbon

hydro

carbon

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