Chemicals and Drugs

Hydrocarbons

Organic compounds that primarily contain carbon and hydrogen atoms with the carbon atoms forming a linear or circular structure.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Organic compounds that primarily contain carbon and hydrogen atoms with the carbon atoms forming a linear or circular structure.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Hydrocarbon
  • Saturated Hydrocarbons
  • Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
  • Hydrocarbons, Saturated
  • Hydrocarbons, Unsaturated

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specific hydrocarbon groups or specific hydrocarbons; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS see HYDROCARBONS, CYCLIC is also available

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Tree Number

  1. D02w.455w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hydrocarbons. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006838. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006838
  2. Hydrocarbons. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrocarbon
  3. Hydrocarbons. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43648