2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: hydrocarbon noun: an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Hydrocarbon \Hy'dro*car"bon\, noun [Hydro-, 2 + carbon.] (Chem.) A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as methane, benzene, etc.; also, by extension, any of their derivatives. {Hydrocarbon burner}, {furnace}, {stove}, a burner, furnace, or stove with which liquid fuel, as petroleum, is used.

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