kerosene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.

/ˈkɛɹəsiːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kerosene.wav

kerosene kerosenes kerosine

From Ancient Greek κηρός (kērós, “wax”) + -ene; a name trademarked in 1854.

paraffin kero lamp oil coal oil

biokerosene kerolox kerosenelike kerosene-like kerosenish power kerosene

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