chlorobenzene - a colorless volatile flammable liquid with an almond odor that is made from chlorine and benzene; used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and DDt and other organic compounds

aromatic compound - a hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of compounds

gasohol - a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn

gasolene, gasoline, petrol, gas - a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

coal oil, kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil - a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters

organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical

aromatic hydrocarbon - a hydrocarbon that contains one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of organic compounds

indene - a colorless liquid hydrocarbon extracted from petroleum or coal tar and used in making synthetic resins

cymene - any of three isotopes of a colorless aromatic liquid hydrocarbon occuring in the volatile oil of cumin and thyme and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins

dioxin - any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides

C2H6, ethane - a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel

bottled gas, liquefied petroleum gas - hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure

bitumen - any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons

butadiene - a gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; used in making synthetic rubbers

naphtha - any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents

naphthalene - a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs

pyrene - a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar

octane - any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent

gas oil - an oil formed through distillation of petroleum of intermediate boiling range and viscosity

terpene - an unsaturated hydrocarbon obtained from plants

provitamin - vitamin precursor; a substance that is converted into a vitamin in animal tissues