aromatic hydrocarbon

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1. a hydrocarbon that contains one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of organic compounds (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	hydrocarbon,
definition	:	an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	benzene, benzine, benzol,
definition	:	a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds (noun.substance)