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kerosene

noun

variants or less commonly kerosine
: a flammable hydrocarbon oil usually obtained by distillation of petroleum and used as a fuel, solvent, and thinner

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Carbon monoxide is released when a device burns a fuel such as gas, oil, propane, kerosene, wood or charcoal. Heather Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022 Supplies of kerosene are also being sent to Silchar and halogen torches and candles are being distributed to those without power. Sadiq Naqvi, Washington Post, 27 June 2022 Airbus planes can currently fly with up to half SAF and half kerosene, making a blend similar to the fuel in consumer cars that’s made up of some percentage of ethanol. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2022 As launched on Tuesday, the Long March 6A center core was powered by two YF-100 engines that use RP-1 kerosene and liquid oxygen and four solid rocket boosters, NASASpaceflight.com reports. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 1 Apr. 2022 Carbon-neutral kerosene is made by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen and then combining the hydrogen with carbon dioxide. Jackie Snow, WSJ, 24 Apr. 2022 But the story was a lit match, and the national mood at the time was kerosene. Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2022 Reports said that at least four elderly people have died while standing in lines for hours trying to buy cooking gas or kerosene oil. Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2022 When the new oil goes to American refineries, it will be turned into gasoline, as well as diesel, jet fuel, kerosene, and many other refined products. Dominic Pino, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Greek kēros + English -ene (as in camphene)

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of kerosene was in 1854

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