Hydrocarbon

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hydrocarbon \Hy`dro*car"bon\, n. [Hydro-, 2 + carbon.] (Chem.)
     A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as methane,
     benzene, etc.; also, by extension, any of their derivatives.
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     {Hydrocarbon burner}, {furnace}, {stove}, a burner, furnace,


        or stove with which liquid fuel, as petroleum, is used.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hydrocarbon
       n : an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen