hydrocarbon

a colorless volatile flammable liquid with an almond odor that is made from chlorine and benzene; used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and DDT and other organic compounds

a hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of compounds

a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn

a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters

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

a colorless liquid hydrocarbon extracted from petroleum or coal tar and used in making synthetic resins

any of three isotopes of a colorless aromatic liquid hydrocarbon occurring in the volatile oil of cumin and thyme and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins

any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides

a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel

hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure

any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons

a gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; used in making synthetic rubbers

any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents

a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs

a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar

any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent

an oil formed through distillation of petroleum of intermediate boiling range and viscosity

an unsaturated hydrocarbon obtained from plants

vitamin precursor; a substance that is converted into a vitamin in animal tissues

gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor knocks

a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds

any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

derivative of butadiene used in making neoprene by polymerization

(British usage) kerosine

a liquid terpene with a lemon odor; found in lemons and oranges and other essential oils

gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers

gasoline that has not been treated with a lead compound

an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver