AROMATIC HYDROCARBON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aromatic hydrocarbon mean? 

• AROMATIC HYDROCARBON (noun)
  The noun AROMATIC HYDROCARBON has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: AROMATIC HYDROCARBON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AROMATIC HYDROCARBON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("aromatic hydrocarbon" is a kind of...):

hydrocarbon (an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aromatic hydrocarbon"):

benzene; benzine; benzol (a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds)

 Context examples 

An aromatic hydrocarbon that consists of six fused rings and is produced by the incomplete combustion of organic matter.

(Dibenzo[a,i]pyrene, NCI Thesaurus)

A crystalline, aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of six fused rings and formed during the incomplete combustion of organic matter.

(Dibenzo[a,h]pyrene, NCI Thesaurus)

Researchers think the green bubble rims are made largely of organic molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

(Citizen Scientists Discover Yellow "Space Balls", NASA)

A pale yellow aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of five fused rings and is produced by the incomplete combustion of organic matter.

(Benzo[k]fluoranthene, NCI Thesaurus)

A colorless, aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of five fused rings and formed by the incomplete burning of organic matter.

(Benzo[b]fluoranthene, NCI Thesaurus)

A yellowish, aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of five fused rings and formed by the incomplete combustion of organic matter.

(Benzo[j]fluoranthene, NCI Thesaurus)

A shiny, dark brown to black by-product of the distillation of coal tars and contains various polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their methyl and polymethyl derivatives, as well as hetero-nuclear compounds.

(Coal Tar Pitch, NCI Thesaurus)

A complex mixture of dusts, vapors and gases that contains various known or potential carcinogens, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, formaldehyde, nitrosamines, coal tar and coal tar pitch, cadmium, benzene and arsenic compounds.

(Coke Oven Emission, NCI Thesaurus)

A yellowish-reddish, carcinogenic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of six fused rings and produced by the incomplete combustion of organic matter.

(Dibenzo (a,l) pyrene, NCI Thesaurus)

A yellowish-reddish, aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of six fused rings and produced by incomplete combustion of organic matter.

(Dibenzo[a,e]pyrene, NCI Thesaurus)