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.] |
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| Noun | 1. |  kerosine - 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 |
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