English dictionary
kerosene
/'k/E/r/@/,s/i/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
Source: WordNet 3.0
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An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and hence called also <i>coal oil</i>. It is now produced in immense quantities, chiefly by the distillation and purification of petroleum. It consists chiefly of several hydrocarbons of the methane series.
Source: webster1913