( ( Volatile Organic ) ( ( ( Compounds ( -LRB- ( VOC -RRB- ) ) ) ( ( Any compound ) ( ( ( containing ( ( carbon and ) hydrogen ) ) or ) ( ( containing ( ( ( carbon and ) hydrogen ) ( in combination ) ) ) ( with ( other elements ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Volatile) (NNP Organic)) (VP (VBZ Compounds) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NNP VOC)) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (NP (NP (DT Any) (NN compound)) (VP (VP (VBG containing) (NP (NN carbon) (CC and) (NN hydrogen))) (CC or) (VP (VBG containing) (NP (NP (NN carbon) (CC and) (NN hydrogen)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN combination)))) (PP (IN with) (NP (JJ other) (NNS elements))))))) (. .)))
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Any compound containing carbon and hydrogen or containing carbon and hydrogen in combination with other elements.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS Compounds)) (VP (VBG containing) (NP (DT the) (NN element) (NN carbon)))) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN basis)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT all) (VBN known) (NN life))))) (. .)))
Compounds containing the element carbon are the basis of all known life.