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kerosene::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | coal oil, kerosine, lamp oil |
| Type of | fuel, hydrocarbon |
| Has types | paraffin, paraffin oil |
Examples of kerosene
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He survived a suicide attempt and remembered growing up using kerosene for heat.
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Fires have also been started at airports while refueling aircraft with kerosene.
From the en.wikipedia.org
John D. Rockefeller was most responsible for the commercial success of kerosene.
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It was a kerosene burn, although Zara and her mother insisted it was an accident.
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Modern kerosene-burning engines like those used in the Lynx are cleaner, he says.
From the newscientist.com
Remove sticky plant residues with mineral spirits, rubbing alcohol or kerosene.
From the thestate.com
Burning a kerosene heater indoors rather than using the heat pump is not smart.
From the tennessean.com
Someone broke into a home and stole a kerosene heater and other items worth $360.
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They pour a few gallons of kerosene into their oil tank and hope that it lasts.
From the nytimes.com
- A flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
- Kerosene, also known as lamp oil, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid widely used as a fuel in industry and households. Its name derives from Greek: u03BAu03B7u03C1u03CCu03C2 (keros) meaning wax, and was registered as a trademark by Abraham Gesner in 1854 before evolving into a genericized trademark. It is sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage...
- Kerosene is the second studio album by American country artist, Miranda Lambert. The album was released March 15, 2005 on Epic Nashville Records and was produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke.
- A petroleum based thin and colorless fuel; (UK) paraffin
- A type of heating fuel derived by refining crude oil that has a boiling range at atmospheric pressure from 400 degrees to 550 degrees F.
- A thick oil obtained from petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent.
- A light petroleum distillate that is used in space heaters, cook stoves, and water heaters and is suitable for use as a light source when burned in wick-fed lamps. ...
- Fuel obtained by distilling crude oil and used as fuel for jet engines in planes.
- Eye and skin irritant. Can damage lung tissues. Neurotoxic. May contain the carcinogen benzene. Found in all-purpose cleaners, furniture polishes, and waxes.
