Kerosene Definition
kerəsēn, kerəsēn
noun
A thin oil distilled from petroleum or shale oil, used as a fuel, solvent, illuminant, etc.; coal oil.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Kerosene
Noun
Singular:
kerosene
Plural:
kerosenesOrigin of Kerosene
From Ancient Greek κηρός (kēros, “wax”) + -ene.
From Wiktionary
Greek kēros wax –ene
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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