natural hydrocarbon
21Natural satellite — Moons redirects here. For other uses, see Moons (disambiguation). Two moons: Saturn s moon Dione occults Enceladus A natural satellite or moon is a celestial body that orbits a planet or smaller body, which is called its primary …
22Natural satellite habitability — Artist s impression of a hypothetical habitable moon of Upsilon Andromedae d Natural satellite habitability is the measure of a natural satellite s potential to sustain life. The study of natural satellite habitability is important to… …
23Natural Gas — A hydrocarbon gas obtained from underground sources, often in association with petroleum and coal deposits. It generally contains a high percentage of methane, varying amounts of ethane, and inert gases; used as a heating fuel. *** A… …
24Natural Gasoline and Isopentane — A mixture of hydrocarbons, mostly pentanes and heavier, extracted from natural gas, that meets vapor pressure, end point, and other specifications for natural gasoline set by the Gas Processors Association. Includes isopentane which is a… …
25Hydrocarbon — An organic chemical compound of hydrogen and carbon in the gaseous, liquid, or solid phase. The molecular structure of hydrocarbon compounds varies from the simplest (methane, a constituent of natural gas) to the very heavy and very complex.… …
26hydrocarbon — noun Date: 1826 an organic compound (as acetylene or butane) containing only carbon and hydrogen and often occurring in petroleum, natural gas, coal, and bitumens …
27hydrocarbon — A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon. Diels h. a phenanthrene derivative obtained by the dehydrogenation of various steroids. saturated h. a h. that contains the greatest possible number of hydrogen atoms, so that the …
28hydrocarbon — noun Chemistry a compound of hydrogen and carbon, such as any of those which are the chief components of petroleum and natural gas …
29History of the petroleum industry in Canada (natural gas) — Natural gas has been used almost as long as crude oil in Canada, but its commercial development was not as rapid. This is because of special properties of this energy commodity: it is a gas, and it frequently contains impurities. The technical… …
30Dry natural gas — Natural gas which remains after: 1) the liquefiable hydrocarbon portion has been removed from the gas stream (i.e., gas after lease, field, and/or plant separation); and 2) any volumes of nonhydrocarbon gases have been removed where they occur… …
