单词	hydrocarbon
释义	hydrocarbon noun hy·​dro·​car·​bon ˈhī-drō-ˌkär-bən  : an organic compound (such as acetylene or butane) containing only carbon and hydrogen and often occurring in petroleum, natural gas, coal, and bitumens Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web In hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, fluids are injected under intense pressure into hydrocarbon-bearing rock, causing the formation to fracture. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Yet, our sniffers are so finely attuned to the hydrocarbon that most of us can detect its presence at just 60 parts per million of air, according to the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2022 The Nanushuk play is considered one of the largest onshore conventional hydrocarbon discoveries in the U.S. in 30 years. Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2022 Similar eruptions of flammable hydrocarbon gas happened on the uninhabited island in 1920 and 1945. David Bressan, Forbes, 5 July 2021 Despite that, global oil majors continue to limit hydrocarbon exploration and production. Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021 For years, the basin’s drillers have imported sand from Wisconsin, which produces sand granules of the right size and shape for use in the fluids used to fracture hydrocarbon-bearing formations. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022 By contrast, the Bahraini and Emirati foreign ministers, on behalf of the hydrocarbon-producing Gulf Arabs, can be part of Europe’s solution to its catastrophic mistake of becoming overly dependent on Russian exports. John Bolton, WSJ, 20 July 2022 Collectively these hydrocarbon configurations are known as natural gas liquids or NGLs. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 10 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1826, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing hydrocarbon polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon Kids Definition hydrocarbon noun hy·​dro·​car·​bon ˌhī-drə-ˈkär-bən  : a substance containing only carbon and hydrogen Medical Definition hydrocarbon noun hy·​dro·​car·​bon -ˈkär-bən  : an organic compound (as acetylene, benzene, or butane) containing only carbon and hydrogen and often occurring in petroleum, natural gas, coal, and bitumens
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