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kerosene Definition

kero·sene (kerə sēn′, ker′ə sēn)

noun

a thin oil distilled from petroleum or shale oil, used as a fuel, solvent, illuminant, etc.; coal oil

Etymology: Gr kēros, wax + -ene

kerosene Synonyms

kerosene

v.

fuel, petroleum distillate, coal oil, lighting oil, lamp oil, paraffin (British); see also fuel, oil 2.

kerosene Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • pour: On 1 April, while his family was taking the afternoon siesta, he poured kerosene all over himself and then lit a match.
  • use: I have just got a Sheen X300 flame gun and am using kerosene with it.
  • burn: They climb through the Brown Cloud which now covers the Asia-Pacific region -- burning kerosene, which creates even more greenhouse gasses!
  • add: This one adds kerosene, gasoline and aviation fuel to the list, and it produces an impressive boil time.
  • buy: They may not even have two taka ( 2p ) to buy kerosene to cook their rice.

Preposition: for

  • lamp: Founded in the 19th century, the oil industry began producing kerosene for lamps and progressed to gasoline.

Modifies a noun

  • lantern: I entered and found he was reading the proofs of the Gospel by a kerosene lantern.
  • lamp: By the light of kerosene lamps we settled into the Farmer's Center which was to be our home for the next 2 nights.
  • heater: We didn't feel safe having a kerosene heater heat my home, we were afraid of the fumes making our children sick.
  • stove: It really is quite amazing what a talented cook can produce from two kerosene camping stoves.
  • tank: The kerosene tanks were opened up to the sea on the port side.
  • fuel: Super fast: Boils 1 liter of water in just 2.8 minutes ( using kerosene fuel ).

Noun used with modifier

  • aviation: Friends of the Earth has written to Gordon Brown, today, urging him to back calls for a Europe-wide tax on aviation kerosene.
  • burning: Burning kerosene, leaded and un-leaded gasoline means that fuel shouldn't be an issue in most areas.

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