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hydrocarbon - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun
from The Century Dictionary.
noun
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun (Chem.) A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as methane, benzene, etc.; also, by extension, any of their derivatives.noun
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun organic chemistry A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun
Etymologies
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hydro- + carbon
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Sometimes when a hydrocarbon is aspirated, the coughing does not begin until much later.
Hydrocarbons 2010
In addition, aspiration may occur as the result of re-exposure of the larynx to hydrocarbon from the tip of the tube during removal.
Hydrocarbon Ingestion 2010
The main reason for concern when a hydrocarbon is swallowed is that the child will choke on it and breathe it into the lungs.
Hydrocarbons 2010
Never induce vomiting when a hydrocarbon is swallowed because this increases the chances of the hydrocarbon slipping into the airway.
Hydrocarbons 2010
Methane, a hydrocarbon , is more efficient IR spectrum absorber thanCO2.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Parked Mustang Test of Environmental Progress 2010
Azerbaijan, rich in hydrocarbon reserves and the current darling of western energy companies, is finding the present situation untenable.
Avoiding the Next War in the South Caucasus Borut Grgic 2010
Methane, a hydrocarbon , is more efficient IR spectrum absorber than CO2.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Parked Mustang Test of Environmental Progress 2010
Those who read this blog know that I am skeptical that the harm from man-made global warming is bad enough to justify large, immediate Kyoto-like reductions in hydrocarbon consumption.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » More on Peak Oil 2005
Among the experts were a state criminologist, a specialist in hydrocarbon and chemical fires, an electrical engineer, an arson authority and another expert on fire burn patterns.
Wolf House Burning: Page IV 2004
China faces numerous risks in the Latin American hydrocarbon sector.
China Jockeys For S. American Oil Oxford Analytica 2006
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