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Plural of hydrocarbon

regular plural

The plural of hydrocarbon is hydrocarbons.

Forms of hydrocarbon

Singularhydrocarbon
Pluralhydrocarbons
Countablecountable

Hydrocarbons in a sentence

  • Chofen is an unusually small hydrogen-helium gas giant, with traces of sulphur and hydrocarbons in the atmosphere.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Chofen planetary description
  • Methane is separated from other hydrocarbons in a gas fractionation plant.From the entry fractionation
  • The properties of hydrocarbons can be correlated with the carbon number.From the entry carbon number
  • Many of these mycodiesel hydrocarbons are terpenes, a chemically diverse class of compounds produced by many plants, fungi, and bacteria.2016 February 18, “Rapid Discovery and Functional Characterization of Terpene Synthases from Four Endophytic Xylariaceae”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry mycodiesel
  • Each city, region and country has a specific Aeroir, or combination of potentially harmful elements, such as hydrocarbons, soot or sulfur.2015 November 23, Jeffrey Edalatpour, “Smog-Infused Meringues and Tacos Tell the Truth about the Air We Eat”, in KQED, archived from the…. From the entry aeroir

Meaning of hydrocarbon

  1. noun A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.

Full definition of hydrocarbon

Questions about the plural of hydrocarbon

What is the plural of hydrocarbon?
The plural of hydrocarbon is hydrocarbons.
Is hydrocarbon countable?
Hydrocarbon is a countable noun.

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