Hydrocarbon

Of organic compound.

An organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen.

This concept's ID is @1~75439

Fuel

  • gas 3 facts

    A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from...

  • gasohol 2 facts

    A gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn.

  • kerosene 1 facts

    A flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters.

Solvent

  • chlorobenzene 0 facts

    A colorless volatile flammable liquid with an almond odor that is made from chlorine...

  • naphtha 0 facts

    Any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents.

Also contains

  • terpene 1 facts

    An unsaturated hydrocarbon obtained from plants.

  • provitamin 1 facts

    Vitamin precursor; a substance that is converted into a vitamin in animal tissues.

  • butadiene 1 facts

    A gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; used in making synthetic rubbers.

  • aromatic hydrocarbon 1 facts

    A hydrocarbon that contains one or more benzene rings that are characteristic...

  • bitumen 1 facts

    Any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons.

  • dioxin 0 facts

    Any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides.

  • octane 0 facts

    Any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent.

  • gas oil 0 facts

    An oil formed through distillation of petroleum of intermediate boiling range and visco...

  • naphthalene 0 facts

    A white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and...

  • ethane 0 facts

    A colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel.

  • cymene 0 facts

    Any of three isotopes of a colorless aromatic liquid hydrocarbon occurring in the volatile...

  • pyrene 0 facts

    A pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar.

  • liquefied petroleum gas 0 facts

    Hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure.

  • aromatic compound 0 facts

    A hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of...

  • indene 0 facts

    A colorless liquid hydrocarbon extracted from petroleum or coal tar and used in making synthetic...