ker·o·sene also ker·o·sine (k r  -s n , k r-, 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. [Greek k ros, wax + -ene.] |
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
| 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. |
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| Noun | 1. |  kerosene - a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heatersfuel - 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]
kerosene
n → Kerosin nt
kerosene kerosine [ˈkɛrəsiːn] n (esp Am) → cherosene m
kerosene kerosine [ˈkɛrəsiːn] n (esp Am) → cherosene m
kerosene kerosine [ˈkɛrəsiːn] n (esp Am) → cherosene m
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
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
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