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Definition of hydrocarbon
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of hydrocarbon is as below...
Hydrocarbon
(n.) A
compound
containing
only
hydrogen
and
carbon,
as
methane,
benzene,
etc.; also, by
extension,
any of their
derivatives..
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Decyl
::
Decyl (n.) A
hydrocarbon
radical,
C10H21,
never
existing
alone,
but
regarded
as the
characteristic
constituent
of a
number
of
compounds
of the
paraffin
series..
Photogen
::
Photogen
(n.) A light
hydrocarbon
oil
resembling
kerosene.
It is
obtained
by
distilling
coal,
paraffin,
etc., and is used as a
lubricant,
illuminant,
etc..
Naphthene
::
Naphthene
(n.) A
peculiar
hydrocarbon
occuring
as an
ingredient
of
Caucasian
petroleum.
Carburet
::
Carburet
(v. t.) To
combine
or to
impregnate
with
carbon,
as by
passing
through
or over a
liquid
hydrocarbon;
to
carbonize
or
carburize..
Octylene
::
Octylene
(n.) Any one of a
series
of
metameric
hydrocarbons
(C8H16)
of the
ethylene
series.
In
general
they are
combustible,
colorless
liquids..
Petroleum
::
Petroleum
(n.) Rock oil,
mineral
oil, or
natural
oil, a dark brown or
greenish
inflammable
liquid,
which,
at
certain
points,
exists
in the upper
strata
of the
earth,
from
whence
it is
pumped,
or
forced
by
pressure
of the gas
attending
it. It
consists
of a
complex
mixture
of
various
hydrocarbons,
largely
of the
methane
series,
but may vary much in
appearance,
composition,
and
properties.
It is
refined
by
distillation,
and the
products
include
kerosene,
benzine,
gasoline,
paraffin,
etc..
Phenanthroline
::
Phenanthroline
(n.)
Either
of two
metameric
nitrogenous
hydrocarbon
bases,
C12H8N2,
analogous
to
phenanthridine,
but more
highly
nitrogenized..
Ethylene
::
Ethylene
(n.) A
colorless,
gaseous
hydrocarbon,
C2H4,
forming
an
important
ingredient
of
illuminating
gas, and also
obtained
by the
action
of
concentrated
sulphuric
acid in
alcohol.
It is an
unsaturated
compound
and
combines
directly
with
chlorine
and
bromine
to form oily
liquids
(Dutch
liquid),
-- hence
called
olefiant
gas.
Called
also
ethene,
elayl,
and
formerly,
bicarbureted
hydrogen..
Hydrocarburet
::
Hydrocarburet
(n.)
Carbureted
hydrogen;
also, a
hydrocarbon..
Cumene
::
Cumene
(n.) A
colorless
oily
hydrocarbon,
C6H5.C3H7,
obtained
by the
distillation
of
cuminic
acid; --
called
also
cumol..
Pentamethylene
::
Pentamethylene
(n.) A
hypothetical
hydrocarbon,
C5H10,
metameric
with the
amylenes,
and the
nucleus
of a large
number
of
derivatives;
-- so named
because
regarded
as
composed
of five
methylene
residues.
Cf.
Trimethylene,
and
Tetramethylene..
Phenanthrene
::
Phenanthrene
(n.) A
complex
hydrocarbon,
C14H10,
found in coal tar, and
obtained
as a white
crystalline
substance
with a
bluish
fluorescence..
Crotonylene
::
Crotonylene
(n.) A
colorless,
volatile,
pungent
liquid,
C4H6,
produced
artificially,
and
regarded
as an
unsaturated
hydrocarbon
of the
acetylene
series,
and
analogous
to
crotonic
acid..
Cymene
::
Cymene
(n.) A
colorless,
liquid,
combustible
hydrocarbon,
CH3.C6H4.C3H7,
of
pleasant
odor,
obtained
from oil of
cumin,
oil of
caraway,
carvacrol,
camphor,
etc.; --
called
also
paracymene,
and
formerly
camphogen..
Coal Tar
::
Coal tar () A
thick,
black,
tarry
liquid,
obtained
by the
distillation
of
bituminous
coal in the
manufacture
of
illuminating
gas; used for
making
printer's
ink, black
varnish,
etc. It is a
complex
mixture
from which many
substances
have been
obtained,
especially
hydrocarbons
of the
benzene
or
aromatic
series..
Nondecane
::
Nondecane
(n.) A
hydrocarbon
of the
paraffin
series,
a white waxy
substance,
C19H40;
-- so
called
from the
number
of
carbon
atoms in the
molecule..
Ethenyl
::
Ethenyl
(n.) A
univalent
hydrocarbon
radical
of the
ethylene
series,
CH2:CH;
--
called
also
vinyl.
See
Vinyl..
Hexeikosane
::
Hexeikosane
(n.) A
hydrocarbon,
C26H54,
resembling
paraffine;
-- so
called
because
each
molecule
has
twenty-six
atoms of
carbon..
Butylene
::
Butylene
(n.) Any one of three
metameric
hydrocarbons,
C4H8, of the
ethylene
series.
They are
gaseous
or
easily
liquefiable..
Propane
::
Propane
(n.) A heavy
gaseous
hydrocarbon,
C3H8, of the
paraffin
series,
occurring
naturally
dissolved
in crude
petroleum,
and also made
artificially;
--
called
also
propyl
hydride..
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