kerosene

UK
/ˈkɛrəsiːn/
US
/ˈkɛrəˌsin/

Übersetzungen

kerosenesubstantiv
kerosenes
Pl.
The lamp was filled with kerosene to provide light.
Лампа была наполнена керосином, чтобы обеспечить свет.
Synonyme
keroseneverb
kerosened
Präteritum
kerosened
Partizip Perfekt
kerosening
Gerundium
Rare but attested transitive verb meaning ‘to treat with kerosene’.
Synonyme
wet with kerosene
treat with kerosene
saturate with kerosene
soak in kerosene
douse with kerosene
keroseneadjektiv
UK
/ˈkɛrəsiːn/
US
/ˈkɛrəˌsin/
Used attributively: e.g., “kerosene lamp”, “kerosene heater”.

Definitionen

kerosenesubstantiv
A flammable hydrocarbon oil, typically distilled from petroleum, used as fuel in lamps, heaters, and jet engines and as a solvent.
The old lantern was filled with kerosene to provide light during the power outage.
keroseneverb
To treat, soak, or douse with kerosene.
The workers kerosened the timber to protect it from insects.
keroseneadjektiv
Relating to, containing, or fueled by kerosene.
They switched from electric to a kerosene heater during the blackout.