kerosene

ker·o·sene

also ker·o·sine  (kĕr′ə-sēn′, kăr′-, kĕr′ə-sēn′, kăr′-)

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.

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[Greek kēros, wax + -ene.]

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kerosene

(ˈkɛrəˌsiːn) or

kerosine

n

1. (Elements & Compounds) Also called: paraffin a liquid mixture consisting mainly of alkane hydrocarbons with boiling points in the range 150°–300°C, used as an aircraft fuel, in domestic heaters, and as a solvent

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

[C19: from Greek kēros wax + -ene]

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

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ker•o•sene

or ker•o•sine

(ˈkɛr əˌsin, ˈkær-, ˌkɛr əˈsin, ˌkær-)

n.

a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons obtained by distilling petroleum, bituminous shale, or the like and widely used as a fuel and cleaning solvent.

[1852; irreg. < Greek kērós wax + -ene; formerly a trademark]

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ker·o·sene

(kĕr′ə-sēn′)

A thin, light-colored oil that is obtained from petroleum and used mainly as a fuel in lamps, home heaters and furnaces, and jet engines.

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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

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Translations

بَارَافِيـنكِيروسِيـنكيروسين: زيت إنارَه

petrolejparafín

petroleum

KerosinParaffin

κηροζίνηπαραφίνη

querosenoparafina

lambiõlipetrooleum

kerosiiniparafiiniPetroleumpetroli

kérosèneparaffinepétrole

मिट्टी का तेल

kerozinparafin

kerozin

steinolía

cheroseneparaffina

パラフィン灯油

등유

žibalasžibalinis

petrolejapetrolejas-

paraffinepetroleum

parafin

naftaparafina

queroseneparafinapetróleo

керосин

kerozin

fotogen

น้ำมันก๊าดพาราฟิน

gaz yağıgazyağıparafin

dầu hỏadầu lửa

煤油石蜡

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

(ˈkerəsiːn) noun

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 querosene petrolej; petrolejový das Kerosin petroleum; petroleums- κηροζίνηqueroseno, querosén petrooleum نفت سفید؛ نفت چراغ petroli kérosèneנפט मिट्टी का तेल kerozin kerozin minyak tanah steinolía kerosene, cherosene 灯油 등유 žibalas; žibalinis petroleja; petrolejas- minyak tanah petroleumparafinnafta تيل، غوړ 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

→ بَارَافِيـن, كِيروسِيـن parafín, petrolej petroleum Kerosin, Paraffin κηροζίνη, παραφίνη parafina, queroseno kerosiini, parafiini kérosène, paraffine kerozin, parafin cherosene, paraffina パラフィン, 灯油 등유 paraffine, petroleum parafin nafta, parafina parafina, querosene керосин fotogen น้ำมันก๊าด, พาราฟิน gazyağı, parafin dầu hỏa, dầu lửa 煤油, 石蜡

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