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noun an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English hydrocarbon From hydro- + carbon.
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