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Kerosene

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Noun

1. coal oil, kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil

a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Kerosene

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noun
1. Also called: paraffin
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
2. 
the general name for paraffin as a fuel for jet aircraft

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Kerosene

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noun
a thin oil distilled from petroleum or shale oil, used as a fuel, solvent, illuminant, etc.; coal oil
: also, esp. in scientific and industrial usage, sp. ˈkeroˌsine

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Kerosene

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n.
A thin oil distilled from petroleum or shale oil, used as a fuel for heating and cooking, in lamps, and as a denaturant for alcohol. Also called coal oil.

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