( ( ( VOLATILE ( ORGANIC COMPOUND ) ) ( -LRB- ( VOC -RRB- ) ) ) ( ( is ( ( ( ( defined ( as ( any ( volatile compound ) ) ) ) ( containing ( the ( element carbon ) ) ) ) , ) ( excluding ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( methane , ) ( carbon monoxide ) ) , ) ( carbon dioxide ) ) , ) ( carbonic acid ) ) , ) ( metallic ( ( carbides or ) carbonates ) ) ) , ) ( ammonium carbonate ) ) , ) and ) ( exempt compounds ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP VOLATILE) (NNP ORGANIC) (NNP COMPOUND)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NNP VOC)) (-RRB- -RRB-))) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN defined) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT any) (JJ volatile) (NN compound))) (S (VP (VBG containing) (NP (DT the) (NN element) (NN carbon)))) (, ,) (PP (VBG excluding) (NP (NP (NN methane)) (, ,) (NP (NN carbon) (NN monoxide)) (, ,) (NP (NN carbon) (NN dioxide)) (, ,) (NP (JJ carbonic) (NN acid)) (, ,) (NP (JJ metallic) (NNS carbides) (CC or) (NNS carbonates)) (, ,) (NP (NN ammonium) (NN carbonate)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (JJ exempt) (NNS compounds)))))) (. .)))
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) is defined as any volatile compound containing the element carbon, excluding methane, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides or carbonates, ammonium carbonate, and exempt compounds.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (JJ Binary) (NNS compounds)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NN carbon)) (PP (IN with) (NP (ADJP (RBR less) (JJ electronegative)) (NNS elements)))))) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN called) (NP (NNS carbides)))) (. .)))