kerosene
/ˈkɛɹəsiːn/ noun B2- 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.
Plural kerosenes
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At nightfall he ran into Teddy’s nursery to watch how kerosene lamps were lighted, and when Teddy went to bed Rikki-tikki climbed up too.
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