hydrocarbon molecule

collocation in English

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hydrocarbon
noun[C]
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/ˌhaɪ.drəʊˈkɑː.bən/us
/ˌhaɪ.droʊˈkɑːr.bən/
a chemical combination of hydrogen and carbon, such as in oil ...
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molecule
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjuːl/us
/ˈmɑː.lɪ.kjuːl/
the simplest unit of a chemical substance, usually a group of two or ...
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(Definition ofhydrocarbonandmoleculefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This includes the conversion of methane, the simplesthydrocarbonmolecule, into much more complex organic molecules with many carbon atoms and cyclic structures.
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However, a purehydrocarbonmolecule, for example hexane, can not accept or donate hydrogen bonds to water.
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As a result, its surface spontaneously attaches water and hydrocarbon molecules from the ambient atmosphere.
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During oil refining, ethylene, propene, and other compounds are produced as a result of cracking larger hydrocarbon molecules to produce hydrocarbons more in demand.
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The high-level auroral activity may lead to formation of complex hydrocarbon molecules that are carried toward the equator.
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It is a molecular sieve with a distinctive lattice structure that allows only a certain size range of hydrocarbon molecules to enter the lattice.
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Cracking is used to break the heavier hydrocarbon molecules down into simpler ones.
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The breaking of the large hydrocarbon molecules into smaller molecules is more technically referred to by organic chemists as "scission" of the carbon-to-carbon bonds.
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One result of ionization is that the organic molecules disproportionate to form smaller hydrocarbon molecules as well as larger hydrocarbons molecules.
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Instead, it is lock in hydrocarbon molecules and water molecules.
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The example given, paraffin wax, is a member of a family of hydrocarbon molecules of differing chain lengths, with high-density polyethylene at the long-chain end of the series.
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Amyris uses its industrial synthetic biology platform to convert plant sugars into a variety of hydrocarbon molecules, flexible building blocks which can be used in a wide range of products.
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