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hydrocarbons

hy·dro·car·bon
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy-druh-kahr-buh n, hahy-druh-kahr-]
    • /ˌhaɪ drəˈkɑr bən, ˈhaɪ drəˌkɑr-/
    • /ˌhaɪ.drəʊˈkɑː.bən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-druh-kahr-buh n, hahy-druh-kahr-]
    • /ˌhaɪ drəˈkɑr bən, ˈhaɪ drəˌkɑr-/

Definitions of hydrocarbons word

  • noun hydrocarbons any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH 4 , an alkene, ethylene, C 2 H 4 , an alkyne, acetylene, C 2 H 2 , or an aromatic compound, benzene, C 6 H 6 . 1
  • noun hydrocarbons Plural form of hydrocarbon. 1
  • noun hydrocarbons Hydrocarbons are organic compounds which contain only hydrogen and carbon atoms. 0
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Origin of hydrocarbons

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; hydro-2 + carbon

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Parts of speech for Hydrocarbons

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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hydrocarbons popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • -ane

    indicating an alkane hydrocarbon

  • -ene

    (in chemistry) indicating an unsaturated compound containing double bonds

  • alkane series

    the homologous series of saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbons having the general formula C n H 2n+2 , as methane, CH 4 , or ethane, C 2 H 6 .

  • alkene series

    the homologous series of unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbons containing one double bond and having the general formula C n H 2n , as ethylene, H 2 C=CH 2 .

  • alkyl group

    any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula C n H 2n+1 , derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons, as the methyl group, CH 3 −, or ethyl group, C 2 H 5 −.
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