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kerosene |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Kerosene \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: kerosene n : a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters [syn: {kerosine}]
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