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hydrocarbon

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. hydrocarbon (noun)
  2. hydrocarbon cement (noun)
  3. hydrocarbon oil (noun)
  4. polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (noun)
  5. polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon (noun)
  6. rubber hydrocarbon (noun)

hy·dro·car·bon

noun \ˈhī-drō-ˌkär-bən\

Definition of HYDROCARBON

: an organic compound (as acetylene or butane) containing only carbon and hydrogen and often occurring in petroleum, natural gas, coal, and bitumens
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First Known Use of HYDROCARBON

1826

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