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Meaning of Hydrocarbon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.

Equivalents

العربية الهيدروكربون
Català hidrocarbur
Čeština uhlovodík
Dansk kulbrinte
Esperanto hidrokarbono
Español hidrocarburo
Suomi hiilivety
Français hydrocarbure
Gaeilge hidreacarbón
Galego hidrocarburo
हिन्दी उदप्रांगार
Bahasa Indonesia hidrokarbon
Italiano idrocarburo
日本語 炭化水素
Қазақша көмірсутек
한국어 탄화수소
Bahasa Melayu hidrokarbon
Nederlands koolwaterstof
Polski węglowodór
Português hidrocarboneto
Română hidrocarbură
Русский углеводород
Svenska kolväte
Türkçe hidrokarbon
Українська вуглеводень
Tiếng Việt hiđrocacbon

Examples

“Chofen is an unusually small hydrogen-helium gas giant, with traces of sulphur and hydrocarbons in the atmosphere. The Alliance surveyor ship Ibn Battuta provided inconclusive evidence of hydrocarbon life in the atmosphere (over 1000 meters below the cloud tops), where pressure compresses Chofen's hydrogen into a liquid state.”
“Researchers analysed samples of nurdles and burnt lumps of plastic from four Sri Lankan beaches for heavy metals and various chemicals, including benzotriazole UV-stabilisers, which are used to prevent discoloration in plastics, bisphenols and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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