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Definition of hydrocarbon : A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as methane, benzene, etc.; also, by extension, any of their derivatives.

Synonyms:

catalyst, base, compound, element, alkali, carboniferous, agrochemical, acid

peroxide, chloride, bicarbonate, iodide, fulminate, hydrate, disulfide, bisulfate, borax, salt, ethyl, nitrate, chromate, bisulfide, nitride, sulfide, borate, silicate, tetroxide, lactate, citrate, ketone, benzoate, phosphate, carbide, bromide, chemical, oxide, ether, ammonia, fluoride, methyl, monoxide, hydroxide, hydride, cyanide, disulfate, dioxide, acetate, chlorate, acetone, carbon dioxide, formaldehyde, sulfate, alcohol, carbonate

Usage examples:

• When we take food we bring into the system sundry nitrogenous and hydrocarbon compounds, each of which is alive with little energies or latent capacities for certain kinds of motion. - "Life Everlasting", John Fiske.
• The preliminary reconnaissance should consist in procuring all the available published and hearsay evidence regarding the occurrence of oil or gas seepages or hydrocarbon deposits in the region; in making preliminary geologic surveys to determine from which formations the oil is to come and the areal distribution of these formations; in determining those general regions in which the surface evidence is supposed to be most favorable for the accumulation of hydrocarbons; and in determining the best routes and methods of transportation. - "The Economic Aspect of Geology", C. K. Leith.
• Chemically, the Feverfew furnishes a blue volatile oil; containing a camphoraceous stearopten, and a liquid hydrocarbon, together with some tannin, and a bitter mucilage. - "Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure", William Thomas Fernie.