kerosene
IPA: kˈɛrʌsin
noun
- A thin colorless, blue- or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel heavier than gasoline/petrol or naptha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.
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Examples of "kerosene" in Sentences
- Gasoline and kerosene are sold by the gallon.
- The principal product of the oil was kerosene.
- The primary product of this company was kerosene.
- Kerosene lamps replaced the colza oil lamps in the 1870s.
- This causes the kerosene to be forced upwards through the flue.
- Packs with the turbojet engine work on the traditional kerosene.
- The kerosene fuel is used for regenerative cooling of the engine.
- The import of kerosene affected the Ganiga community which supplied oils.
- Phase one was set to burn naphtha, a fuel similar to kerosene and gasoline.
- At the end of the cooking, the cook throws fuel oil or kerosene on the fire.
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