hydrocarbons
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Many hydrocarbons are used as fuels. Some examples of hydrocarbon fuels are the components of gasoline; methane, which is the main ingredient of natural gas; and some components of wood.
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Insects also have waxy molecules called cuticular hydrocarbons that coat their exoskeletons protecting them from desiccation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Turtle said Dragonfly will be looking for signs of earthquakes or volcanoes that might allow hydrocarbons like methane to move between the surface and the ice-covered ocean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
But many products transported in bulk -- such as chemicals, hydrocarbons, construction materials or grain -- are not easily transferred to containers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
AI is the latest chapter in a long history of oil-and-gas engineers expanding the frontiers of exploration and squeezing more hydrocarbons from fields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The hydrocarbons should remain on Titan, covering the surface with a brownish tarry organic sludge, something like that produced in experiments on the origin of life on Earth.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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