Hydrocarbon
Pronunciation : Hy`dro*car"bon
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Hydro-, 2 + carbon.] (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as methane, benzene, etc.; also, by extension, any of their derivatives. Hydrocarbon burner, furnace, stove, a burner, furnace, or stove with which liquid fuel, as petroleum, is used.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913