The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ETHANE , but the solution may also be BUTANE which is one of the most recent solution (2000 in USA Today).
Hydrocarbon crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ETHANE | 13 % | 6 |
| OCTANE | 13 % | 6 |
| BUTANE | 13 % | 6 |
| CETANE | 9 % | 6 |
| TOLAN | 9 % | 5 |
| TOLUENE | 9 % | 7 |
| STYRENE | 4 % | 7 |
| PENTANE | 4 % | 7 |
| AMYL | 4 % | 4 |
| OCTENE | 4 % | 6 |
| HEXANE | 4 % | 6 |
| TOLANE | 4 % | 6 |
| INDANE | 4 % | 6 |
| HEXYNE | 4 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hydrocarbon
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- amyl
- butane
- hydrogen
- hexane
- carbon
- carbohydrate
- petroleum
- bituminous
- oil
- oily
- polycyclic
- halocarbon
Crossword Answer definitions
ETHANE noun- An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas.
- The same compound, subjected to modification by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms with other radicals.
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 ETHANE
- Natural gas component
- Constituent of natural gas
- Flammable gas
- Fuel gas
- Odorless fuel gas
- Odorless gas
- Natural-gas ingredient
- Colorless gas
- Gas used as fuel
- Gas for fuel
More clues leading to the result OCTANE
- It has a power number
- Pump rating
- Filling station number
- Pump measurement
- Gas rating
- Antiknock number
- Anti-knock number
- Petro Canada gas rating
- ___ number (gasoline rating)
- Number on a pump
More clues leading to the result BUTANE
- Lighter fluid
- Lighter fuel
- Gasoline ingredient
- Volatile hydrocarbon
- Zippo filler
- Lighter liquid
- Lighter filler
- Lighter material
- Type of lighter fuel
- Fuel for a lighter
More clues leading to the result CETANE
- Petroleum ingredient
- Colorless hydrocarbon
- Colorless oil in petroleum.
- Hydrocarbon.
- Hydrocarbon
- Oily hydrocarbon in petroleum
- Hydrocarbon used as a solvent
More clues leading to the result TOLAN
- Chemical compund
- '32 Olympian Eddie
- Hydrocarbon.
- White hydrocarbon.
- Crystalline compound
- Chemical carbon
- Hydrocarbon
- White hydrocarbon
- Chemical compound
- A colorless hydrocarbon
More clues leading to the result TOLUENE
- Part of TNT
- Solvent used in explosives
- Gasoline additive
- The second T in TNT
- Coal tar product
- Compound used in explosives
- Art-studio solvent
- Liquid from coal tar.
- A "T" in TNT.
- Part of TNT.
More clues leading to the result STYRENE
- Plastic component
- Component of synthetic rubber
- Vinyl benzene
- Stuff used in plastics
- Synthetic-rubber component
- Synthetic rubber component
- Synthetic rubber ingredient
- Ingredient in synthetic rubber
- Compound used in plastic manufacturing
- Compound in many disposable coffee cups
More clues leading to the result PENTANE
- Hydrocarbon with the formula C5H12
- Compound with five carbon atoms
- Flammable hydrocarbon
- Compound used as a lab solvent
- Gasoline component
- Organic solvent
- Petroleum hydrocarbon
- Gas found in petroleum.
- Hydrocarbon.
- Petroleum hydrocarbon.
More clues leading to the result AMYL
- Kind of alcohol
- Nitrate predecessor
- ___ nitrate (stimulant also known as "poppers")
- __ nitrate
- Pentyl
- ___ nitrite (vasodilation compound)
- ___ nitrate
- ___ nitrite
- ___ nitrite (poppers)
- ____nitrite
More clues leading to the result OCTENE
More clues leading to the result HEXANE
- Hydrocarbon used as a solvent
- Petroleum isomer
- Hydrocarbon type used as a solvent
- Hydrocarbon obtained from petroleum
- Organic compound
- Volatile hydrocarbon
- Hydrocarbon in petroleum
- Hydrocarbon in gasoline
- Ink solvent
- Hydrocarbon