hidrocarburo

Definitions of hidrocarburo
  1. noun
    an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
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    gas, gasolina
    a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
    fuel, keroseno, queroseno
    a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
    etano
    a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel
    betún
    any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons
    nafta
    any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents
    naftaleno, naftalina
    a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs
    octano
    any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent
    benceno, bencina
    a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
    brea, pez
    any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
    napalm
    gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers
    carotina
    an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver
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    compuesto orgánico
    any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
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