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• n  an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen

• Liebig and Smith produced a synthetic hydrocarbon in the lab that had the same olfactory properties as the natural one, then plucked a few innocent ants from a nest and dabbed the .
• After five grueling years of war, Iraq's most cherished prize its mammoth hydrocarbon reserves might finally be within reach of Western oil companies.
• The new microbe, to which Chakrabarty gives the jawbreaking description "multi-plasmid hydrocarbon-degrading pseudomonas," can digest about two-thirds of the hydrocarbons .

News & Articles

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• Africa Hydrocarbons Announces Spudding of the BHN-1 Well in Tunisia
  Africa Hydrocarbons Inc. is pleased to announce the commencement of drilling the BHN-1 well on the Bouhajla Permit in Tunisia. The well spudded on June 8, 2013 and is currently drilling surface hole at ...
  June 10, 2013 - Marketwired via Yahoo! Finance
• Harsh downhole conditions drive testing tool innovations
  Hydrocarbon production and exploration has ventured into deeper, more hostile environments, and this change has required continual operational change to enable operators to address these challenges.
  June 7, 2013 - Offshore Magazine
• Idaho Poison Center wants to remind families of the dangers of hydrocarbons
  Every year, the Idaho Poison Center receives more than 260 calls a year relating to hydrocarbon poisonings with roughly 80 calls alone for gasoline exposure to children.
  June 6, 2013 - KIVI Boise