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hydrocarbon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English hydrocarbon From hydro- + carbon.

Meanings

1. A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
   • Researchers analysed samples of nurdles and burnt lumps of plastic from four Sri Lankan beaches for heavy metals and various chemicals, including benzotriazole UV-stabilisers, which are used to prevent discoloration in plastics, bisphenols and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). 2022 February 9, Karen McVeigh, “‘Oil spills of our time’: experts sound alarm about plastic lost in cargo ship disasters ”, in The Guardian, Guardian Media Group, retrieved 11 Feb 2022, Seascape: the state of our oceans:
   • Chofen is an unusually small hydrogen-helium gas giant, with traces of sulphur and hydrocarbons in the atmosphere. The Alliance surveyor ship Ibn Battuta provided inconclusive evidence of hydrocarbon life in the atmosphere (over 1000 meters below the cloud tops), where pressure compresses Chofen's hydrogen into a liquid state. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Chofen planetary description:

Forms

Deriveds

polyaromatic hydrocarbon · multi-hydrocarbon · Platonic hydrocarbon · fluorochlorohydrocarbon · biohydrocarbon · nonhydrocarbon · polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon · Clar's hydrocarbon · polyhydrocarbon · non-hydrocarbon · hydrocarbonic · halohydrocarbon · hydrocarbonaceous

Hyponyms

alkene · cycloalkene · alkane · arene · alkyne · cycloalkane

Relateds

aliphatic · aromatic · petroleum

Translations (57)

fo kolvetni (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · oc idrocarbur (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · cy hydrocarbon (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · et süsivesinik (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · sk uhľovodík (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · bg въглеводород (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · gl hidrocarburo (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · el υδρογονάνθρακας (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · it idrocarburo (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · fr hydrocarbure (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · ca hidrocarbur (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · hi उदप्रांगार (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · tr hidrokarbon (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · ru углеводоро́д (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · yue 烴 /烃 (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · km អ៊ីដ្រូកាបូ (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · cmn 烴 /烃 (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · sl ogljikovodik (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · ga hidreacarbón (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · da karbonhydrid (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · cs uhlovodík (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · cmn 碳氫化合物 /碳氢化合物 (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · mi waiwaro (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · nb hydrokarbon (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · fa هیدروکربن (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · es hidrocarburo (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · lt angliavandenilis (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · ms hidrokarbon (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · nn hydrokarbon (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · sv kolväte (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · yue 碳氫化合物 /碳氢化合物 (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · eo hidrokarbono (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · ja 炭化水素 (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · pt hidrocarboneto (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · km ឧទង្គារ (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · de Kohlenwasserstoff (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · eu hidrokarburo (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · ro hidrocarbură (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · lv ogļūdeņradis (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · fi hiilivety (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · kk көмірсутек (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · ko 탄화수소 (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · da kulbrinte (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · uk вуглево́день (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · is vetniskol (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · vi hợp chất than nhẹ (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · pl węglowodór (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · is kolvetni (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · is kolvatnsefni (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · id hidrokarbon (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · hu szénhidrogén (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · rsk угльоводонїк (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · vi hiđrocacbon (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · nl koolwaterstof (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · th ไฮโดรคาร์บอน (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · ast hidrocarburu (compound of carbon and hydrogen) · ro hidrocarburi (compound of carbon and hydrogen)