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 |
| ALKYL | 25 % | 5 |
| ALKANE | 25 % | 6 |
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 ALKYL
- Ethyl or propyl
- Single-bonded hydrocarbon functional group
- Hydrocarbon group
- Type of hydrocarbon group
- ___ halide
- Chemist's term.
- Word with group or halide
- Certain hydrocarbon
- Certain free radical
- Type of hydrocarbon radical