Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Hydrocarbon:
A
molecule
composed only of hydrogen and carbon.
Butane
An
aliphatic
hydrocarbon
Benzene
An
aromatic
hydrocarbon
Methanol
Not a hydrocarbon
Related terms:
Alkane
,
alkene
,
alkyne
,
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
,
PAH
,
chlorofluorocarbon
,
CFC
,
ethane
,
ethylene
,
ethene
,
acetylene
,
ethyne
,
propane
,
propene
,
cyclopropane
,
butene
,
cyclobutane
,
cyclobutadiene
,
pentane
,
cyclopentane
,
cyclopentadiene
,
hexane
,
cyclohexane
,
cyclohexene
,
heptane
,
octane
,
cyclooctatetraene
,
undecane
,
decane
,
cubane
,
adamantane
,
toluene
,
xylene
,
cumene
,
styrene
,
prismane
,
Dewar benzene
,
fulvene
,
naphthalene
,
anthracene
,
phenanthrene
,
benzo[a]pyrene
,
coronene
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