kerosene
A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than…A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.
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» We have a kerosene cooking stove.
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Examples
27 sentencesWe have a kerosene cooking stove.
We used very little kerosene last month.
There were kerosene lanterns on the tables.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.
The kerosene lasted all winter, so the furnace kept us always warm.
Petroleum, Kerosin
кероси́нkerosín
гасhas, кероси́нkerosýn
- a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
Forms
plural: kerosenesSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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