'Hydrocarbon' definitions:
Definition of 'hydrocarbon'
(from WordNet)
noun
An organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
Definition of 'Hydrocarbon'
From: GCIDE
- Hydrocarbon \Hy`dro*car"bon\, n. [Hydro-, 2 + carbon.] (Chem.) A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as methane, benzene, etc.; also, by extension, any of their derivatives. [1913 Webster]
- Hydrocarbon burner, furnace, stove, a burner, furnace, or stove with which liquid fuel, as petroleum, is used. [1913 Webster]