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A compound composed of carbon and hydrogen, the basic elements of countless organic compounds and the principal constituents of petroleum. Hydrocarbons in petroleum fall into three basic categories: the straight-chain paraffins (aliphatic); the cyclic (ring) chain (naphthenic) and the cyclic chain (aromatic). An organic chemical compound of hydrogen and carbon in the gaseous, liquid, or solid phase.
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