how to pronounce hydrocarbon

/ˌhaɪ.dɹəʊˈkɑː.bən/

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hydrocarbon is pronounced in four syllables

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example pitch curve for pronunciation of hydrocarbon

haɪdɹəʊkɑːbən

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An example use of hydrocarbon in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… got these two hydrocarbon chains and …”

meanings of hydrocarbon

noun:

  1. A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.

hydrocarbon frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word hydrocarbon occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

words that rhyme with hydrocarbon

carbon

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