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Abstract
Organic compounds that primarily contain carbon and hydrogen atoms with the carbon atoms forming a linear or circular structure.
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- Hydrocarbon
- Saturated Hydrocarbons
- Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
- Hydrocarbons, Saturated
- Hydrocarbons, Unsaturated
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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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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hydrocarbons. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006838. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006838
- Hydrocarbons. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrocarbon
- Hydrocarbons. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43648