Hydrocarbon

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  • noun. Any of numerous organic compounds, such as benzene and methane, that contain only carbon and hydrogen.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A compound of hydrogen and carbon; the general name of any compound consisting of hydrogen and carbon alone.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as methane, benzene, etc.; also, by extension, any of their derivatives.
  • noun. a burner, furnace, or stove with which liquid fuel, as petroleum, is used.
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  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
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  • noun. an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen