Hydrocarbon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hydrocarbon is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
Example Sentences
Researchers analysed samples of nurdles and burnt lumps of plastic from four Sri Lankan beaches for heavy metals and various chemicals, including benzotriazole UV-stabilisers, which are used to prevent discoloration in plastics, bisphenols and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
Chofen is an unusually small hydrogen-helium gas giant, with traces of sulphur and hydrocarbons in the atmosphere. The Alliance surveyor ship Ibn Battuta provided inconclusive evidence of hydrocarbon life in the atmosphere (over 1000 meters below the cloud tops), where pressure compresses Chofen's hydrogen into a liquid state.
Word Forms
- hydrocarbons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include amyl, butane, hydrogen, hexane, carbon, carbohydrate.
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