kerosene (redirected from Stove oil)

ker·o·sene also ker·o·sine  (kr-sn, kr-, kr-sn, kr-)

n.

A thin oil distilled from petroleum or shale oil, used as a fuel for heating and cooking, in lamps, and as a denaturant for alcohol. Also called coal oil, lamp oil.

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[Greek kros, wax + -ene.]

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kerosene, kerosine [ˈkɛrəˌsiːn]

n

1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) another name (esp US and Canadian) for paraffin

2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) the general name for paraffin as a fuel for jet aircraft

[from Greek kēros wax + -ene]

Usage: The spelling kerosine is now the preferred form in technical and industrial usage

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kerosene  (kr-sn)

A thin, light-colored oil that is a mixture of hydrocarbons derived from petroleum. The hydrocarbons in kerosene contain between 11 and 12 carbon atoms. Kerosene is used as a fuel in lamps, home heaters and furnaces, and jet engines.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

kerosene - a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters coal oil, kerosine, lamp oil fuel - a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft" hydrocarbon - an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen paraffin oil, paraffin - (British usage) kerosine

Translations

kerosene [ˈkerəsiːn]

A. N → keroseno m, queroseno m, querosén m (LAm)

B. CPD kerosene lamp N → lámpara f de petróleo

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kerosene [ˈkɛrəsiːn] n → kérosène m

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kerosene

n → Kerosin nt

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kerosene kerosine [ˈkɛrəsiːn] n (esp Am) → cherosene m

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kerosene

n kerosene [ˈkerəsiːn]

paraffin oil, obtained from petroleum or from coal The jet plane refuelled with kerosene; (also adjective ) a kerosene lamp/stove. keroseen كيروسين: زيت إنارَه керосин petrolej; petrolejový petroleum; petroleums- das Kerosin κηροζίνη queroseno, querosén petrooleum نفت سفید؛ نفت چراغ petroli kérosène נֵפט मिट्टी का तेल kerozin kerozin minyak tanah steinolía kerosene, cherosene 灯油 등유 žibalas; žibalinis petroleja; petrolejas- minyak tanah petroleum parafin(-) nafta querosene kerosen керосин petrolej; petrolejový kerosin kerozin fotogen น้ำมันก๊าด gaz yağı 煤油 гас مٹی کا تیل dầu lửa 煤油

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kerosene → كيروسين petrolej petroleum Kerosin κηροζίνη queroseno kerosiini kérosène kerozin cherosene 灯油 등유 petroleum parafin nafta querosene керосин fotogen น้ำมันก๊าด gazyağı dầu lửa 煤油