koolwaterstof

Definitions of koolwaterstof
  1. noun
    an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
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    benzine, gasoline, peut
    a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
    kerosine, lampolie
    a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
    flessegas, flessengas
    hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure
    asfaltweg, bitumen
    any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons
    naftaleen
    a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs
    octaan
    any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent
    gasolie
    an oil formed through distillation of petroleum of intermediate boiling range and viscosity
    terpeen
    an unsaturated hydrocarbon obtained from plants
    wasbenzine
    a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
    pek, pik, teer
    any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
    paraffine
    (British usage) kerosine
    napalm
    gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers
    caroteen, carotine
    an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver
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    verbinding
    any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
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