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aromatic hydrocarbon

DEFINITIONS OF: aromatic hydrocarbon

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n a hydrocarbon that contains one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of organic compounds

Types:
benzene, benzine, benzol
a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
Kekule formula, benzene formula, benzene nucleus, benzene ring
a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached
Type of:
hydrocarbon
an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
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