The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ALKENE , but the solution may also be ALKANE which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Certain hydrocarbon crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| ALKENE | 50 % | 6 | 
| ALKANE | 25 % | 6 | 
| ALKYL | 25 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Certain hydrocarbon
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- alkane
 - methane
 - alkene
 - alkyl
 - piperylene
 - tolylene
 - ether
 - pyrene
 - styrene
 - resin
 - ethane
 - dry
 
Crossword Answer definitions
ALKENE noun- An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds
 
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ALKENE
- Part of a carbon chemical chain
 - Ethylene, e.g.
 - Hydrocarbon with one double bond
 - Ethylene, for one
 - C4H8, e.g.
 - Certain hydrocarbon
 - C2H4, e.g.
 - Compound also called an olefin
 - Ethylene or propylene
 - Olefin
 
More clues leading to the result ALKANE
- Paraffin
 - Saturated hydrocarbon
 - C3H8, e.g.
 - Certain hydrocarbon
 - Basic hydrocarbon
 - Certain saturated hydrocarbon
 - Fuel compound
 - Methane  
e.g.
 - Fuel hydrocarbon