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单词 hydrocarbon
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hydrocarbon

(haɪdroʊkɑːʳbən)
Word forms: plural hydrocarbons
countable noun
A hydrocarbon is a chemical compound that is a mixture of hydrogen and carbon.

hydrocarbon in British English

(ˌhaɪdrəʊˈkɑːbən)
noun
any organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen, such as the alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, terpenes, and arenes

hydrocarbon in American English

(ˌhaɪdrəˈkɑrbən; ˈhaɪdrəˌkɑrbən)
noun
any compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as benzene or methane

hydrocarbon in Automotive Engineering

(haɪdroʊkɑrbən)
Word forms: (regular plural) hydrocarbons
noun
(Automotive engineering: Fuels, oils, emissions, and other fluids)
A hydrocarbon is a chemical compound that is a mixture of hydrogen and carbon. It is the main constituent of liquid and gaseous fuels.
These vehicles, powered by fuel cells, will be able to run on hydrogen extractedfrom conventional hydrocarbon fuel.
There are hundreds of partially burnt hydrocarbons present in the diesel exhaust.
In the US, emissions of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide from the average car have been lowered by 90 percent.

Examples of 'hydrocarbon' in a sentence
hydrocarbon

The war-torn country is rich in hydrocarbons but current production is some 500,000 barrels per day.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He thinks we should probably leave one third of the world's reserves of hydrocarbons right there where they are, in the ground.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Yesterday it confirmed that the well it has just finished drilling had found hydrocarbons and that'we are very encouraged by the findings so far'.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
hydrocarbon

British English: hydrocarbon NOUN
A hydrocarbon is a chemical compound that is a mixture of hydrogen and carbon.
  • American English: hydrocarbon
  • Brazilian Portuguese: hidrocarboneto
  • Chinese: 碳水化合物
  • European Spanish: hidrocarbono
  • French: hydrocarbure
  • German: Kohlenwassestoff
  • Italian: idrocarburo
  • Japanese: 炭化水素
  • Korean: 탄화수소
  • European Portuguese: hidrocarboneto
  • Latin American Spanish: hidrocarbono

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hydrocarbon

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