Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
alkane | a group of hydrocarbons, the paraffins, which contains only single bonds between the carbon atoms. |
alkene | an unsaturated hydrocarbon of the ethylene series. |
alkine | a group of hydrocarbons that contain at least one carbon-carbon triple bond in its molecules. |
alkyne | a group of hydrocarbons that contain at least one carbon-carbon triple bond in its molecules. |
amphiphile | a type of molecule that is amphiphilic, of or relating to a compound having a polar water-molecule attached to a water-soluble hydrocarbon chain. |
amphiphilic | of or relating to a compound having a polar water-molecule attached to a water-soluble hydrocarbon chain. |
amylene | an unsaturated hydrocarbon of the olefine series, aka pentene. |
anthracene | a tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, found in coal tar and isolated as colourless crystals. |
arene | an aromatic hydrocarbon. |
benzanthracene | a crystalline carcinogenic cyclic hydrocarbon that is found in small amounts in coal tar. |
benzene | an aromatic hydrocarbon. |
benzenoid | like benzene, a hydrocarbon; (noun) a substance like benzene. |
benzin | a mixture of hydrocarbons obtained by the distillation of petroleum. |
benzine | a mixture of hydrocarbons obtained by the distillation of petroleum. |
benzoapyrene | a carcinogenetic hydrocarbon found in coal tar. |
benzoline | impure benzene. |
benzpyrene | a cancer-inducing hydrocarbon. |
bisphenol | a hydrocarbon used in the manufacture of plastics and resins. |
butadiene | a hydrocarbon used in making synthetic rubber. |
butene | any one of three metameric hydrocarbons of the ethylene series. |
butylene | any one of three metameric hydrocarbons of the ethylene series. |
camphane | a saturated terpene hydrocarbon. |
camphene | an unsaturated terpene hydrocarbon. |
cetane | a colourless liquid hydrocarbon. |
cubane | a type of hydrocarbon with eight CH groups. |
cycloalkane | an alicyclic hydrocarbon with a saturated ring, aka cycloparaffin. |
cyclohexane | a pungent saturated cyclic hydrocarbon found in petroleum or made synthetically and used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis. |
cycloolefin | a hydrocarbon containing a ring having one or more double bonds. |
cycloolefinic | of or like a cycloolefin. |
cycloparaffin | a saturated hydrocarbon containing a ring of carbon atoms joined by single bonds, aka cycloalkane. |
cymene | a hydrocarbon. |
cymol | a hydrocarbon. |
decane | a hydrocarbon of the alkane series. |
dimethyl | ethane. |
ethane | a colourless, odourless hydrocarbon of the methane series. |
ethylbenzene | a liquid aromatic hydrocarbon used chiefly in the manufacture of styrene. |
fluorene | a colorless, crystalline hydrocarbon, having a beautiful violet fluorescence. |
halon | any one of a class of halogenated hydrocarbons, used esp in fire extinguishers. |
hemiterpene | any of a class of simple unsaturated hydrocarbons, such as isoprene. |
heptane | a saturated hydrocarbon with seven carbon atoms, found as a constituent of petroleum or tar oil. |
hexadecane | the systematic name for cetane, a colourless liquid hydrocarbon. |
hexane | any one of five hydrocarbons of the paraffin series, so called because the molecule has six carbon atoms. |
hexene | a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the ethylene series. |
hexone | a liquid hydrocarbon obtained from distillation products of certain fats and gums. |
hexylene | a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the ethylene series. |
hydrocarbon | a compound of hydrogen and carbon with nothing else, occurring notably in oil, natural gas and coal. |
hydrocrack | to crack hydrocarbons in the presence of hydrogen. |
hydrocracking | the process of cracking hydrocarbons in the presence of hydrogen. |
isobutane | a gaseous branched-chain hydrocarbon. |
isobutene | an isomer of butene. |
isoprene | a hydrocarbon of the terpene group. |
isoprenoid | of or like an isoprene, a hydrocarbon of the terpene group; (noun) an isoprenoid compound. |
ligroin | (Tradename) a name applied to some of the volatile products obtained in refining crude petroleum. |
ligroine | (Tradename) a name applied to some of the volatile products obtained in refining crude petroleum. |
menthene | a colorless liquid hydrocarbon resembling oil of turpentine, obtained by dehydrating menthol. |
naphthalene | a crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon usually obtained by distillation of coal tar. |
naphthalin | a white crystalline volatile solid with a characteristic penetrating odour, an aromatic hydrocarbon. |
naphthene | a peculiar hydrocarbon occuring as an ingredient of Caucasian petroleum. |
naphthenic | of or like naphthene. |
nonane | a hydrocarbon, ninth in the alkane series. |
nonyl | a hydrocarbon radical derived from nonane. |
octane | any of a series of saturated hydrocarbons. |
olefiant | oil-forming, as in olefiant ethylene. |
olefin | a hydrocarbon of the ethylene series. |
olefine | a hydrocarbon of the ethylene series. |
olefinic | of or like an olefin, a hydrocarbon of the ethylene series. |
pentane | any one of the three metameric hydrocarbons, of the methane or paraffin series, so called because of the five carbon atoms in the molecule. |
pentene | an unsaturated hydrocarbon of the olefine series. |
pentylene | an unsaturated hydrocarbon of the olefine series. |
phenanthrene | an aromatic hydrocarbon of coal tar. |
phene | an old name for the hydrocarbon benzene. |
phenic | relating to benzene or phenyl. |
picene | a hydrocarbon extracted from the pitchy residue of coal tar and petroleum. |
pristane | a saturated hydrocarbon oil found in the livers of some marine creatures. |
propane | a heavy gaseous hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, occurring naturally dissolved in crude petroleum, and also made artificially. |
propene | a colorless gaseous hydrocarbon of the ethylene series, having a garlic odor. |
propylene | a colorless gaseous hydrocarbon of the ethylene series, having a garlic odor. |
reformate | a product of hydrocarbon reforming. |
retene | a hydrocarbon obtained from tar. |
stilbene | a crystalline hydrocarbon, used in dye manufacture. |
styrene | an unsaturated hydrocarbon obtained from essential oils and coal-tar, forming thermoplastics. |
terpene | any of a class of volatile aromatic hydrocarbons, many of which occur in essential plant oils, esp of conifers and citrus trees. |
terpenic | relating to a terpene, an isomeric hydrocarbon. |
terpenoid | any one of a series of isomeric hydrocarbons of pleasant aromatic odor. |
terpine | a derivative of pinene and other terpenes. |
tolane | a white crystalline derivative of acetylene. |
toluene | a hydrocarbon of the aromatic series, homologous with benzene. |
toluidide | a chemical deriving from toluene. |
toluol | a hydrocarbon of the aromatic series, homologous with benzene. |
toluole | a hydrocarbon of the aromatic series, homologous with benzene. |
xylene | any of a group of three metameric hydrocarbons of the aromatic series, found in coal and wood tar. |
xylidin | any one of six metameric hydrocarbons resembling aniline and related to xylene. |
xylidine | any one of six metameric hydrocarbons, resembling aniline and related to xylene. |
xylol | any of a group of three metameric hydrocarbons of the aromatic series, found in coal and wood tar. |