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hydrocarbons


Hydrocarbures
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A class of organic compounds composed only of carbon and hydrogen. Common hydrocarbons include natural gas, crude oil, and coal. Hydrocarbons are the primary source of the world's elec [..]
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Organic substances that are composed of hydrogen and carbon.
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Strictly speaking, organic molecules consisting of just carbon and hydrogen; often loosely applied also to derivatives of hydrocarbons containing oxygen, halogens, etc. The atmospheric burden of hydro [..]
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Compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen. Petroleum consists chiefly of hydrocarbons.
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Substances containing only hydrogen and carbon. Fossil fuels are made up of hydrocarbons.
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A group of chemical compounds composed only of carbon and hydrogen.
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organic compounds that contain carbon (C
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Organic compounds commonly used as a fuel source consisting of only hydrogen and carbon atoms.
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A class of organic compounds (organic meaning the presence of carbon) containing only hydrogen and carbon.
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Organic compounds that contain only carbon and hydrogen.
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Organic chemical compounds containing hydrogen and carbon atoms. They form the basis of all petroleum products.
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the chemical components of oil, natural gas and coal
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Organic molecules composed exclusively from the atoms of carbon and hydrogen. A huge variety of possible compositions of these atoms exist. The whole organic chemistry including the chemistry of all living species is based on these molecules. Just the simplest group, the  group of the alkenes which is characterized by a linear chain of single-elect [..]
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A compound formed from carbon and hydrogen, e.g., oil and gas.
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Compounds containing carbon and hydrogen that are the primary components of fossil fuels as well as forming emissions from the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, some HCs are major air pollutants.
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Chemical compounds that consist entirely of carbon and hydrogen.
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Chemical compounds that consist entirely of carbon and hydrogen.
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are compounds containing various combinations of hydrogen and carbon atoms. They may be emitted into the air by natural sources (e.g., trees) and as a result of fossil and vegetative fuel combustion, [..]
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Compounds found in fossil fuels that contain carbon and hydrogen in various combinations. They are major air pollutants and some may be carcinogenic. Fossil fuels, glues, paints, and solvents contain hydrocarbons. Most people use the terms "hydrocarbon" and "volatile organic compounds" (or VOCs) to mean the same [..]
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Organic compounds composed exclusively of Carbon and Hydrogen where no Carbon atoms join to form a ring structure.
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Organic compounds composed exclusively of Carbon and Hydrogen. Three or more Carbon atoms are arranged in a cyclic structure and they possess aliphatic properties.
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Organic compounds containing Carbon and Hydrogen in the form of an unsaturated, usually hexagonal ring structure. The compounds can be single ring, or double, triple, or multiple fused rings.
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hydrocarbons


Hydrocarbon compounds with one or more of the hydrogens replaced by Chlorine.
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Organic compounds composed exclusively of Carbon and Hydrogen forming a closed ring that may be either alicyclic or aromatic.
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Hydrocarbons consisting of two or more fused ring structures.
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A major group of unsaturated Cyclic Hydrocarbons containing two or more rings. The vast number of compounds of this important group, derived chiefly from Petroleum and Coal Tar, are rather highly reac [..]
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Compounds of hydrogen & carbon of which petroleum products are typical examples. Also known as organic compounds.
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Organic compounds composed exclusively of carbon and hydrogen where no carbon atoms join to form a ring structure.
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Organic compounds composed exclusively of carbon and hydrogen. Three or more carbon atoms are arranged in a cyclic structure and they possess aliphatic properties.
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Organic compounds containing carbon and hydrogen in the form of an unsaturated, usually hexagonal ring structure. The compounds can be single ring, or double, triple, or multiple fused rings.
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Organic compounds composed exclusively of carbon and hydrogen forming a closed ring that may be either alicyclic or aromatic.
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Organic substances that are composed only of hydrogen and carbon.
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Organic substances that are composed only of hydrogen and carbon.
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General name given to wide range of compounds which contain hydrogen and carbon atoms.  Most synthetic cosmetic ingredients are derived from hydrocarbons
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Compounds containing various combinations of hydrogen and carbon atoms. They may be emitted into the air by natural sources (e.g., trees) and as a result of fossil and vegetative fuel combustion, fuel [..]
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Compounds containing various combinations of hydrogen and carbon atoms. They may be emitted into the air by natural sources (e.g., trees) and as a result of fossil and vegetative fuel combustion, fuel [..]
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Chemicals containing only carbon and hydrogen. These are of prime economic importance because they encompass the constituents of the major fossil fuels, petroleum and natural gas, as well as anthropog [..]
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Hydrocarbons are the simplest organic compounds that contain only carbon an hydrogen. Examples include benzene and methane..
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chemical compounds that consist entirely of carbon and hydrogen; also referred to as volatile organic compound.
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Chemical compounds that consist entirely of carbon and hydrogen
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substances containing only hydrogen and carbon, such as methane, alkane, or ethylene.
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Organic compounds consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon. Hydrocarbons are the principal constituents of oil and natural gas.
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An organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen and often occurring in nature as petroleum, natural gas, coal and bitumens or in refined products such as gasoline and jet fuel.
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A compound containing only the elements hydrogen and carbon, which may exist as a solid, a liquid or a gas. The term is mainly used as a catch-all for oil, gas and condensate.
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Solid, liquid or gas compounds of the elements hydrogen and carbon.
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A group of chemical compounds including oil and gas which consist entirely of hydrogen and carbon.
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hahy-druh-kahr-buhns Family of organic compounds, composed entirely of carbon and hydrogen (for example, coal, crude oil and natural gas).
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hahy-druh-kahr-buhns Organic compounds of hydrogen and carbon, whose densities, boiling points, and freezing points increase as their molecular weights increase.
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A compound made up of hydrogen and carbon, which are the chief components of petroleum and natural gas.
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a large class of liquid, solid or gaseous organic compounds, containing only carbon and hydrogen, that are the basis of almost all petroleum products.
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  Organic chemical compounds of hydrogen and carbon atoms. There are a vast number of these compounds, and they form the basis of all petroleum products. They may exist as gases, liquids, or solids. A [..]
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compounds containing only the elements hydrogen and carbon. They may exist as solids, liquids or gases. Bitumens such as petroleum are composed principally (but not only) of hydrocarbons.
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Compounds containing only the elements hydrogen and carbon, they may exist as solids, liquids or gases
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Compounds containing only the elements hydrogen and carbon, which may exist as solids, liquids or gases.
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A class of compounds containing hydrogen and carbon formed by the decomposition of plant and animal remains. These compounds include coal, oil, natural gas and other substances occurring in rocks.
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An organic compound (as acetylene or butane) containing only carbon and hydrogen and often occurring in petroleum, natural gas, coal and bitumens.
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Compounds containing only the hydrogen and carbon atoms. May be in solid, liquid or gaseous form.
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A large class of organic compound of hydrogen and carbon. Crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas condensate are all mixtures of various hydrocarbons, among which methane is the simplest.
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A group of chemical compounds including oil and gas which consist entirely of hydrogen and carbon. The carbon atoms may be in linear or ring formations.
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A large class of organic compounds composed of hydrogen and carbon. Crude oil, natural gas, and condensate are all mixtures of various hydrocarbons.
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Crude oil and natural gas
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naturally occurring organic compounds comprised of hydrogen and carbon and form the basis of all petroleum products; can be found in all three forms of matter- solid, liquid, and gas; most common foun [..]
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Organic compounds consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon. They are created as a result of burning of organic carbon under pressure, mainly in sedimentary rocks. They form hydrocarbon chains. Their weight depends on the length of the chain. As the chains become heavier, hydrocarbons change from gas to liquid. Hydrocarbons occurring in discovered [..]
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Materials which are composed of hydrogen and carbon.
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Compounds made up of only carbon and hydrogen. Fossil fuels are made up of hydrocarbons.
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Compounds consisting of molecules of hydrogen and carbon. Hydrocarbons exist in a variety of compounds because of the strong affinity of the carbon atom for other atoms and for itself. The smallest molecules of hydrocarbons are gaseous while the largest are solids. Both oil and unprocessed "wet" natural gas are mixtures of many hy [..]
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Organic compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen
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Naturally occurring organic compounds containing only the elements hydrogen and carbon that may exist as solids, liquids or gases.
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Oil, condensate, natural gas liquids and natural gas
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compounds formed from the elements hydrogen (H) and carbon (C) and existing in solid, liquid or gaseous forms
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A compound of almost entirely hydrogen and carbon. This covers oil and natural gas, but coal, the third fossil fuel, contains so many impurities as to usually disqualify it from this title.
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Chemical compounds that contain hydrogen and carbon. Most motor vehicles and engines are powered by hydrocarbon-based fuels such as gasoline and diesel. hydrophilic
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chemicals made up of carbon and hydrogen that are found in raw materials such as petroleum, coal and natural gas, and derived products such as plastics.
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organic chemicals containing only hydrogen and carbon atoms
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Chemicals that consist entirely of hydrogen and carbon. Hydrocarbons contribute to air pollution problems like smog.
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Organic compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon atoms in various combinations.
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Molecules composed of hydrogen and carbon only.
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