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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary hy·dro·car·bon DATE 1826 : an organic compound (as acetylene or butane) containing only carbon and hydrogen and often occurring in petroleum, natural gas, coal, and bitumens English Etymology hydrocarbon 1826, "compound of hydrogen and carbon," formed in Eng. from hydro-, comb. form of Gk. hydor "water" (see water (n.1)) + carbon. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 hydrocarbon hydro·car·bon / 7haidrE5kB:bEn; NAmE -5kB:rb- / noun (chemistry 化) a chemical made up of hydrogen and carbon only. There are many different hydrocarbons found in petrol / gas, coal and natural gas. 烃；碳氢化合物 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged hy·dro·carbon \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at hydro- +\ nounEtymology: hydr- + carbon : any of a large class of organic compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen, comprising paraffins, olefins, members of the acetylene series, alicyclic hydrocarbons (as cyclic terpenes and steroid hydrocarbons), and aromatic hydrocarbons (as benzene, naphthalene, biphenyl), and occurring in many cases in petroleum, natural gas, coal, and bitumens • hy·dro·car·bonaceous \“+\ adjective |
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