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. |