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hydrocarbon

organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon
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hydrocarbon

Summary

hydrocarbon is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. hydrocarbon ranks in the top 2% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,048 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • hydrocarbon's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
  • hydrocarbon is a type of organic compound[4].
  • hydrocarbon is a type of hydride[5].
  • hydrocarbon is a type of binary compound[6].
  • hydrocarbon is part of ANFO[7].
  • hydrocarbon is part of cuticle hydrocarbon biosynthetic process[8].
  • hydrocarbon is part of hydrocarbon biosynthetic process[9].
  • hydrocarbon is part of hydrocarbon metabolic process[10].
  • hydrocarbon is part of hydrocarbon catabolic process[11].
  • hydrocarbon's Commons category is recorded as Hydrocarbons[12].
  • hydrocarbon comprises carbon[13].
  • hydrocarbon comprises hydrogen[14].
  • hydrocarbon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hydrocarbons[15].
  • hydrocarbon's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[16].
  • hydrocarbon's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[17].
  • hydrocarbon's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18].
  • hydrocarbon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • hydrocarbon's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • hydrocarbon's shape is recorded as hydrocarbon chain[21].
  • hydrocarbon's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/tags/hydrocarbons[22].
  • hydrocarbon's different from is recorded as carbohydrate[23].
  • hydrocarbon's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24].

Why It Matters

hydrocarbon ranks in the top 2% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,048 views/month).[2] hydrocarbon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] hydrocarbon is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → ANFO, cuticle hydrocarbon biosynthetic process, hydrocarbon biosynthetic process +2
    Subclass of → —
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → carbon, hydrogen
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007533631405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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