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Word: Kerosene
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from Greek kēros ‘wax’ (because the solid form of paraffin is like wax) + -ene
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɛrəsiːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a light fuel oil obtained by distilling petroleum, used especially in jet engines and domestic heating boilers; paraffin oil.
Short Definition:light fuel oil obtained by distilling petroleum
Variant Forms:
- kerosine
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