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• Hydrocarbon mixtures — are a group of various volatile, highly flammable, mixtures used chiefly as nonpolar solvents.CompositionHydrocarbon mixtures are composed of hydrocarbons, benzine, and petroleum ethers.A hydrocarbon is any chemical compound that consists only of …   Wikipedia

• Hydrocarbon oil duty — is the name given to the excise duty levied on oils (mainly road vehicle fuels) in the United Kingdom. It is also commonly known as fuel duty and fuel tax.The current rates payable for the various types of oil are available online [http://customs …   Wikipedia

• Hydrocarbon economy — is a term stressing that in the current world economy the energy used mostly comes from three hydrocarbons: petroleum, coal, and natural gas. Hydrocarbon economy is often used when talking about possible alternatives like the hydrogen economy.… …   Wikipedia

• 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hydrocarbon burner — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hydrocarbon plant — Hydrocarbon plants or petroleum plants are plants which produce terpenoids as secondary metabolites in sufficient quantities to make it economically feasible to convert their dry mass to gasoline like fuels. Nobel laureate Melvin Calvin has… …   Wikipedia

• hydrocarbon — UK US /ˌhaɪdrəʊˈkɑːbən/ noun [C] ► ENVIRONMENT a chemical combination of hydrogen and carbon, such as in oil or petrol: »Hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions from automobiles …   Financial and business terms

• hydrocarbon — compound of hydrogen and carbon, 1826, formed in English from HYDROGEN (Cf. hydrogen) + CARBON (Cf. carbon) …   Etymology dictionary

• hydrocarbon — ► NOUN ▪ a compound of hydrogen and carbon, such as any of those which are the chief components of petroleum and natural gas …   English terms dictionary

• hydrocarbon — [hī΄drə kär′bən, hī′drə kär΄bən] n. any compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as benzene or methane …   English World dictionary

• hydrocarbon — hydrocarbonaceous, adj. /huy dreuh kahr beuhn, huy dreuh kahr /, n. any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH4, an alkene, ethylene, C2H4, an alkyne, acetylene, C2H2, or an aromatic compound,… …   Universalium