Hydrocarbonaceous

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Consisting of or having the nature of hydrocarbon.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of the nature, or containing, hydrocarbons.
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  • adjective. Of the nature of, or containing, hydrocarbons.
    • Word Usage
    "Such a case occurs when large beds of vegetable substances are buried under layers of sediment which subsequently become stone, and thus shut the hydrocarbonaceous compounds beneath them from all access to oxygen."
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