hydrocarbon Definition
hydro·car·bon (hī′drə kär′bən, hī′drə kär′bən)
noun
any compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as benzene or methane
hydrocarbon Usage Examples
Converse of object
- halogenate: With the ban on CFCs came a promise to phase out other ' greenhouse gases ' , halogenated hydrocarbons ( HCFCs ).
- chlorinate: In the past 7 years, nearly a third of all fatalities in the surface engineering industry have been from exposure to chlorinated hydrocarbons.
- saturate: Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons; they only contain single bonds.
Adjective modifier
- polycyclic: There will be a new Daughter Directive on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
- aromatic: For example, the maximum volume concentration of aromatic hydrocarbons is set at 20 parts per billion.
- polyaromatic: High levels of cancers in fish have been associated with polyaromatic hydrocarbons ( PAHs ).
- aliphatic: Our solvent based paints use two solvents, often in combination: - citrus oils, - aliphatic hydrocarbons.
- unsaturated: Know the simple laboratory test for an unsaturated hydrocarbon.
- unburned: The use of biodiesel results in a substantial reduction of unburned hydrocarbons.
Modifies a noun
- prospectivity: Interest in the potential hydrocarbon prospectivity of the Moray Firth has increased in recent years.
- reservoir: The instrument was then tested on core samples from a hydrocarbon reservoir in the North Sea.
- exploration: Many licenses for hydrocarbon exploration were awarded under the 17th licensing round in new offshore areas.
- solvent: NOTE - Avoid cleaning the polycarbonate domes and other plastic components with hydrocarbon solvents.
- molecule: The hydrocarbon molecules in crude oil vary in size.
- province: Newark rift system: a potentially prolific hydrocarbon province.
Noun used with modifier
- non-methane: Burning also releases soot, nitrogen oxides and non-methane hydrocarbons among other harmful compounds.
- unburnt: They deal with carbon monoxide and unburnt hydrocarbons which react with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water.
- petroleum: In addition, sediment size analysis and chemical analysis for major metals and total petroleum hydrocarbons were required.
- aromatic: Potential triggers to develop PCT are alcohol excess, pregnancy, use of estrogen, exposure to poly aromatic hydrocarbons and cigarette smoking.
- burning: Apart from the most trivial cases ( for example, burning hydrocarbons ), never use a molecular formula.
Browse dictionary entries near hydrocarbon
- ‹ hydrobromic acid
- ‹ hydro-
- ‹ hydro
- ‹ hydriodic acid
- ‹ hydride
- ‹ -hydric
- ‹ hydric
- ‹ hydrazoic acid
- ‹ hydrazoate
- ‹ hydrazine

