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hydrocarbon (n.)

"compound of hydrogen and carbon," 1800, from hydrogen + carbon. Related: Hydrocarbonaceous; hydrocarbonous (1788).

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Definitions of hydrocarbon from WordNet

hydrocarbon (n.)
an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen;
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