Difference between revisions of "Hydrocarbon"

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One of a group of organic chemical compounds, composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Coal and fuel oils are hydrocarbons.




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)