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kerosene
UK
/ˈkɛrəsiːn/
US
/ˈkɛrəˌsin/
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kerosene
noun
kerosenes
pl
керосин
The lamp was filled with kerosene to provide light.
Лампа была наполнена керосином, чтобы обеспечить свет.
Synonyms
fuel
oil
light oil
paraffin
kerosene
verb
kerosened
Past Simple
kerosened
Past Participle
kerosening
Gerund
Rare but attested transitive verb meaning ‘to treat with kerosene’.
Synonyms
wet with kerosene
treat with kerosene
saturate with kerosene
soak in kerosene
douse with kerosene
refuel
fuel
kerosenize
kerosene
adjective
UK
/ˈkɛrəsiːn/
US
/ˈkɛrəˌsin/
Used attributively: e.g., “kerosene lamp”, “kerosene heater”.
Synonyms
fuel-oil
lamp-oil
petroleum-derived
petroleum-based
paraffin-like
paraffinic
paraffin
Definitions
kerosene
noun
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.
kerosene
verb
To treat, soak, or douse with kerosene.
The workers kerosened the timber to protect it from insects.
kerosene
adjective
Relating to, containing, or fueled by kerosene.
They switched from electric to a kerosene heater during the blackout.
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