Term Name: hydrocarbon catabolic process
Synonyms: hydrocarbon breakdown, hydrocarbon catabolism, hydrocarbon degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a hydrocarbon, a compound consisting of carbon and hydrogen only.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0120253]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: catabolic process hydrocarbon metabolic process
has subtype: alkane catabolic process alkene catabolic process alkyne catabolic process benzene catabolic process ethylbenzene catabolic process fluorene catabolic process naphthalene catabolic process phenanthrene catabolic process styrene catabolic process terpene catabolic process toluene catabolic process xylene catabolic process