English noun: hydrocarbon | |||
1. | hydrocarbon (substance) an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen | ||
Broader (hypernym) | organic compound | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aromatic compound, aromatic hydrocarbon, bitumen, bottled gas, butadiene, C2H6, chlorobenzene, coal oil, cymene, dioxin, ethane, gas, gas oil, gasohol, gasolene, gasoline, indene, kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil, liquefied petroleum gas, naphtha, naphthalene, octane, petrol, provitamin, pyrene, terpene | ||