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Aromatic hydrocarbon

Scope note

One of four main types of hydrocarbon found in crude oil belonging to the class of organic compounds that has an unsaturated ring of carbon atoms, considered generally more volatile and active than an aliphatic hydrocarbon. GOTTS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300015243

Broader Terms used

<hydrocarbon solvent>

Narrower Terms used

xylene
toluene
benzene

Equivalent Terms used

aromatic hydrocarbons

Created

13yrs ago

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