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hydrocarbon

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. hydrocarbon (noun)
  2. polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (noun)
  3. polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon (noun)

hy·dro·car·bon

noun \-ˈkär-bən\

Definition of HYDROCARBON

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

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