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kerosene
[ ker-uh-seen, kar-, ker-uh-seen, kar- ]
noun
- a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons obtained by distilling petroleum, bituminous shale, or the like, and widely used as a fuel, cleaning solvent, etc.
adjective
- using or fueled by kerosene:
a kerosene lamp.
kerosene
/ ˈkɛrəˌsiːn /
noun
- Also calledparaffin a liquid mixture consisting mainly of alkane hydrocarbons with boiling points in the range 150°–300°C, used as an aircraft fuel, in domestic heaters, and as a solvent
- the general name for paraffin as a fuel for jet aircraft
kerosene
/ kĕr′ə-sēn′ /
- A thin, light-colored oil that is a mixture of hydrocarbons derived from petroleum. The hydrocarbons in kerosene contain between 11 and 12 carbon atoms. Kerosene is used as a fuel in lamps, home heaters and furnaces, and jet engines.
Usage
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of kerosene1
Example Sentences
But SAFs’ share of the market is tiny, and they’re two to three times as expensive as jet fuel — basically kerosene — from refined oil.
Questions swirled since Saturday, swept up in the bitter frustration of a third straight defeat and doused in the kerosene of social media.
Norbet Fernando, who was forced to shut his roof tile factory north of Colombo in 2022, told the BBC that raw materials such as clay, wood and kerosene are three times more costly than they were two years ago.
Petroineos intends to convert the refinery - the oldest in the UK - into a terminal able to import petrol, diesel, aviation fuel and kerosene, which it expects to open early next summer.
Petroineos said the closure would "safeguard fuel supply for Scotland" by converting the site into a terminal to import petrol, diesel, aviation fuel and kerosene into Scotland.
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