( ( VOLATILE ( ORGANIC COMPOUND ) ) ( ( means ( ( any ( chemical compound ) ) ( which ( ( ( contains ( the ( element carbon ) ) ) , ) ( except ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( methane , ) ( carbon monoxide ) ) , ) ( carbon dioxide ) ) , ) ( carbonic acid ) ) , ) ( metallic ( ( carbides or ) carbonates ) ) ) , ) ( ammonium carbonate ) ) , ) and ) ( exempt compounds ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP VOLATILE) (NNP ORGANIC) (NNP COMPOUND)) (VP (VBZ means) (NP (NP (DT any) (JJ chemical) (NN compound)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (VBZ contains) (NP (DT the) (NN element) (NN carbon)) (, ,) (PP (IN except) (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 means any chemical compound which contains the element carbon, except 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)))) (. .)))