hydrocarbon

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hydrocarbon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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hydrocarbon - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hydrocarbon
      n 1: an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen