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hydrocarbon
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hydrocarbon
Definition
A very large group of chemical compounds composed only of carbon and hydrogen.
Alternative terms
UF
↸
alkyl compounds
UFEY
↸
hydrocarbon compound
Broader Terms
BT
↑
organic compound
More specific terms
NT8
↓
aliphatic hydrocarbons
►
▼
NT9
↓
alicyclic hydrocarbons
NT9
↓
cycloalkanes
NT9
↓
saturated hydrocarbon
►
▼
NT10
↓
alkanes
►
▼
NT11
↓
butane
NT11
↓
ethane
NT11
↓
methane
NT11
↓
paraffin
NT11
↓
propane
NT9
↓
unsaturated hydrocarbon
►
▼
NT10
↓
alkenes
►
▼
NT11
↓
ethylene
NT10
↓
alkynes
NT8
↓
aromatic hydrocarbons
►
▼
NT9
↓
benzene
►
▼
NT10
↓
styrene
NT10
↓
toluene
NT10
↓
xylene
NT9
↓
biphenyls
NT9
↓
terphenyl
NT8
↓
halogenated hydrocarbon
►
▼
NT9
↓
brominated hydrocarbons
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▼
NT10
↓
bromoethane
NT10
↓
bromoethylene
NT10
↓
bromomethane
NT10
↓
polybrominated biphenyl
NT9
↓
chlorinated hydrocarbons
►
▼
NT10
↓
carbon tetrachloride
NT10
↓
chlorobenzene
NT10
↓
chloroethane
NT10
↓
chloroethylene
NT10
↓
chloroform
NT10
↓
chloromethane
NT10
↓
chlorotoluenes
NT10
↓
dichloroethane
NT10
↓
dichloromethane
NT10
↓
haloform
NT10
↓
hexachlorobenzene
NT10
↓
hexachlorocyclohexane
NT10
↓
polychlorinated biphenyl
NT10
↓
polychlorinated terphenyl
NT10
↓
polychlorinated triphenyl
NT10
↓
tetrachloroethylene
NT10
↓
trichloroethylene
NT10
↓
trihalomethane
NT9
↓
chlorofluorocarbons
►
▼
NT10
↓
partially halogenated chlorofluorohydrocarbon
NT9
↓
fluorinated hydrocarbon
NT9
↓
fluorocarbon
►
▼
NT10
↓
hydrofluorocarbons
NT9
↓
halogenated biphenyl
NT9
↓
halogenated methane
NT9
↓
halogenous benzene
NT8
↓
heterocyclic hydrocarbon
►
▼
NT9
↓
chlorophyll
NT9
↓
furans
►
▼
NT10
↓
dibenzofuran
►
▼
NT11
↓
polychlorinated dibenzofuran
NT9
↓
purine
NT8
↓
polycyclic hydrocarbon
►
▼
NT9
↓
benzopyrene
NT9
↓
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
►
▼
NT10
↓
nitro-PAH
NT10
↓
pyrene
Related terms
RT
⇆
alkylation
RT
⇆
crude oil
RT
⇆
oil wells
RT
⇆
petroleum
RT
⇆
photolysis
RT
⇆
thermal alteration
Italian
idrocarburi
Theme
air
Theme
industry
Theme
pollution
Theme
soil
ExactMatch:
http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/4091
Date of creation
07-Mar-2013
Accepted term
07-Mar-2013
Descendant terms
65
ARK
ark:/99152/t3n326yy0ke68o
More specific terms
5
Alternative terms
2
Related terms
6
Notes
1
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