Definition of Kerosine
Kerosene, a refined petroleum used as oil for lamps.
- Wikipedia
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A petroleum based thin and colorless fuel oil. (Paraffin in British English.)
The kerosene lasted us all winter, so the furnace kept us always warm.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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