Meaning of KEROSENE
| Pronunciation: | | 'keru`seen
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| | Definition: | | [n] a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters |
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| | Synonyms: | | kerosine |
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| | See Also: | | combustible, combustible material, fuel, hydrocarbon, paraffin, paraffin oil | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ker"o*sene`\, n. [Gr. ? wax.]
An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from
the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and
hence called also {coal oil}. It is now produced in immense
quantities, chiefly by the distillation and purification of
petroleum. It consists chiefly of several hydrocarbons of the
methane series.
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