Hydrocarbon
noun
A compound made only from hydrogen and carbon atoms. They are mainly used as fuels, like petrol and diesel.
Fossil fuels such as coal and oil contain hydrocarbons.
Often appears as...
- saturated hydrocarbon
- aromatic hydrocarbon
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Formal
Technical
noun
Any of a large class of chemical compounds that are made from carbon and hydrogen.
Methane is the simplest hydrocarbon.
Often appears as...
- hydrocarbon reserves
- hydrocarbon extraction
noun
A compound made only from hydrogen and carbon atoms. They are mainly used as fuels, like petrol and diesel.
Fossil fuels such as coal and oil contain hydrocarbons.
Often appears as...
- saturated hydrocarbon
- aromatic hydrocarbon
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
Any of a large class of chemical compounds that are made from carbon and hydrogen.
Methane is the simplest hydrocarbon.
Often appears as...
- hydrocarbon reserves
- hydrocarbon extraction
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Pro Tip 1/3Energy Source
Hydrocarbons are important in daily life as major energy sources for transportation and heating.
Hydrocarbons in gasoline power our cars.
Pro Tip 2/3Environmental Impact
Burning hydrocarbons contributes to air pollution and climate change.
Reducing hydrocarbon use can lower carbon emissions.
Pro Tip 3/3Variety of Forms
Hydrocarbons vary from gases like methane to solid forms like coal.
Natural gas is a gaseous hydrocarbon used for cooking.
Pro Tip 1/3Energy Source
Hydrocarbons are important in daily life as major energy sources for transportation and heating.
Hydrocarbons in gasoline power our cars.
Pro Tip 2/3Environmental Impact
Burning hydrocarbons contributes to air pollution and climate change.
Reducing hydrocarbon use can lower carbon emissions.
Pro Tip 3/3Variety of Forms
Hydrocarbons vary from gases like methane to solid forms like coal.
Natural gas is a gaseous hydrocarbon used for cooking.
Pro Tip 1/3Energy Source
Hydrocarbons are important in daily life as major energy sources for transportation and heating.
Hydrocarbons in gasoline power our cars.
Pro Tip 2/3Environmental Impact
Burning hydrocarbons contributes to air pollution and climate change.
Reducing hydrocarbon use can lower carbon emissions.
Pro Tip 3/3Variety of Forms
Hydrocarbons vary from gases like methane to solid forms like coal.
Natural gas is a gaseous hydrocarbon used for cooking.
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6 ways mushrooms can...
The enzymes remanufactured the hydrocarbons into carbohydrates -- fungal sugars. Some of these mushrooms are very happy mushrooms. They're very large. They're showing how much nutrition that they could've obtained. But something else happened, which was an epiphany in my life. They sporulated, the spores attract insects,
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What’s the best fuel for...
a fossil fuel extracted from deep underground. The energy in gasoline comes from a class of molecules called hydrocarbons. There are hundreds of different hydrocarbons in crude oil, and different ones are used to make gasoline and diesel— which is why you can't use them interchangeably.
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The sexual deception of...
produce simple organic compounds called hydrocarbons, which form a layer that protects their bodies from drying out. The precise blend of compounds in this layer is species-specific. Its scent can double as a way for insects to attract potential mates, known as a sex pheromone.
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Kevin Hand: Exploring...
coming out of the permafrost and this relates to our ability to detect hydrocarbons on other worlds but also to quantify greenhouse gas emissions as our as our planet warms and we're starting to take this instrument to places like Kilimanjaro where the glaciers contain
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Why extremophiles bode...
flowing across the surface. It is very cold, however, too cold for liquid water, so these rivers may instead be flowing with liquid hydrocarbons such as methane and ethane. These are composed of hydrogen, and, more importantly, carbon, which is the basic building block
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How do we separate the...
Take petroleum, a mixture of different types of hydrocarbons. Some of these are valuable as fuels, and others make good raw materials for generating electric power. To separate them, experts rely on one important different hydrocarbons boil at different temperatures.
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How the James Webb Space...
but it still has solids, liquids and gases, and it has a liquid hydrocarbon, which might be a possible solvent. We'll see. Next thing we want to look at is, are there planets around other stars that might have life? So we will be looking in this way
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We can solve big...
it's it's wickedly hard once again the culprits our own technologies but this time they are foundational they are the hydrocarbons we burn to fuel our technological civilization but which contribute to the greenhouse effect at
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What’s in the air you...
Exhaust from fossil fuel-burning vehicles releases nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons which react to form ozone. And while some ozone in the upper atmosphere helps shield us from ultraviolet rays, on the ground,
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How does fracking work?...
This liquid containing contaminants like radioactive material, salts, heavy metals, and hydrocarbons, needs to be stored and disposed of. That's usually done in pits on-site in deep wells
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6 ways mushrooms can...
The enzymes remanufactured the hydrocarbons into carbohydrates -- fungal sugars. Some of these mushrooms are very happy mushrooms. They're very large. They're showing how much nutrition that they could've obtained. But something else happened, which was an epiphany in my life. They sporulated, the spores attract insects,
Video examples
What’s the best fuel for...
a fossil fuel extracted from deep underground. The energy in gasoline comes from a class of molecules called hydrocarbons. There are hundreds of different hydrocarbons in crude oil, and different ones are used to make gasoline and diesel— which is why you can't use them interchangeably.
Video examples
The sexual deception of...
produce simple organic compounds called hydrocarbons, which form a layer that protects their bodies from drying out. The precise blend of compounds in this layer is species-specific. Its scent can double as a way for insects to attract potential mates, known as a sex pheromone.
Video examples
Kevin Hand: Exploring...
coming out of the permafrost and this relates to our ability to detect hydrocarbons on other worlds but also to quantify greenhouse gas emissions as our as our planet warms and we're starting to take this instrument to places like Kilimanjaro where the glaciers contain
Video examples
Why extremophiles bode...
flowing across the surface. It is very cold, however, too cold for liquid water, so these rivers may instead be flowing with liquid hydrocarbons such as methane and ethane. These are composed of hydrogen, and, more importantly, carbon, which is the basic building block
Video examples
How do we separate the...
Take petroleum, a mixture of different types of hydrocarbons. Some of these are valuable as fuels, and others make good raw materials for generating electric power. To separate them, experts rely on one important different hydrocarbons boil at different temperatures.
Video examples
How the James Webb Space...
but it still has solids, liquids and gases, and it has a liquid hydrocarbon, which might be a possible solvent. We'll see. Next thing we want to look at is, are there planets around other stars that might have life? So we will be looking in this way
Video examples
We can solve big...
it's it's wickedly hard once again the culprits our own technologies but this time they are foundational they are the hydrocarbons we burn to fuel our technological civilization but which contribute to the greenhouse effect at
Video examples
What’s in the air you...
Exhaust from fossil fuel-burning vehicles releases nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons which react to form ozone. And while some ozone in the upper atmosphere helps shield us from ultraviolet rays, on the ground,
Video examples
How does fracking work?...
This liquid containing contaminants like radioactive material, salts, heavy metals, and hydrocarbons, needs to be stored and disposed of. That's usually done in pits on-site in deep wells
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Carolyn Porco
American Scientist
Voyager's passage through Saturn's inner system exposed diverse moons with dynamic forces at work. Titan, Saturn's largest moon, whose surface remained invisible through its thick, ubiquitous haze, nonetheless teased observers with hints of a possible ocean of liquid hydrocarbons.
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Nicholas Stern
English Economist
Enlightened self-interest from those involved in hydrocarbons should lead to the support of technologies enabling the clean use of hydrocarbons, such as carbon capture and storage, and not to the defence of deniers and cranks.
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Timothy Noah
American Journalist
The doomsayers of the 1970s were wrong about how quickly the world would run out of oil, but not about the dangers that hydrocarbon consumption posed to the global environment, especially with respect to climate change.
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Otto Wallach
German Scientist
In organic chemistry, we have learnt to derive from compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen, i.e. from the hydrocarbons, all other types of combinations, such as alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, acids, etc.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources.
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Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Royalty
I really don't want you to think of Qatar as a hydrocarbon country alone. We know that hydrocarbons will come and go. But education will stay. It is the most important thing for us.
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Elon Musk
South African Businessman
Even if producing CO2 was good for the environment, given that we're going to run out of hydrocarbons, we need to find some sustainable means of operating.
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Narendra Modi
Indian Politician
Canada is rich in hydrocarbons and other natural resources... India's requirements and Canada's surplus are a perfect match.
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Joe Kaeser
German Businessman
Like the UAE, we have been thinking of the time after hydrocarbons for a very long time.
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Enrique Pena Nieto
Mexican Statesman
I believe the state needs to control hydrocarbons.
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Carolyn Porco
American Scientist
Voyager's passage through Saturn's inner system exposed diverse moons with dynamic forces at work. Titan, Saturn's largest moon, whose surface remained invisible through its thick, ubiquitous haze, nonetheless teased observers with hints of a possible ocean of liquid hydrocarbons.
Quote examples
Nicholas Stern
English Economist
Enlightened self-interest from those involved in hydrocarbons should lead to the support of technologies enabling the clean use of hydrocarbons, such as carbon capture and storage, and not to the defence of deniers and cranks.
Quote examples
Timothy Noah
American Journalist
The doomsayers of the 1970s were wrong about how quickly the world would run out of oil, but not about the dangers that hydrocarbon consumption posed to the global environment, especially with respect to climate change.
Quote examples
Otto Wallach
German Scientist
In organic chemistry, we have learnt to derive from compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen, i.e. from the hydrocarbons, all other types of combinations, such as alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, acids, etc.
Quote examples
Ronald Reagan
American President
Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources.
Quote examples
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Royalty
I really don't want you to think of Qatar as a hydrocarbon country alone. We know that hydrocarbons will come and go. But education will stay. It is the most important thing for us.
Quote examples
Elon Musk
South African Businessman
Even if producing CO2 was good for the environment, given that we're going to run out of hydrocarbons, we need to find some sustainable means of operating.
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Narendra Modi
Indian Politician
Canada is rich in hydrocarbons and other natural resources... India's requirements and Canada's surplus are a perfect match.
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Joe Kaeser
German Businessman
Like the UAE, we have been thinking of the time after hydrocarbons for a very long time.
Quote examples
Enrique Pena Nieto
Mexican Statesman
I believe the state needs to control hydrocarbons.
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