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kerosene

UK
/ˈkɛrəsiːn/
US
/ˈkɛrəˌsin/

Traduzioni

kerosenenoun
kerosenes
pl
The lamp was filled with kerosene to provide light.
Лампа была наполнена керосином, чтобы обеспечить свет.
Sinonimi
fuel
oil
light oil
paraffin
keroseneverb
kerosened
Past Simple
kerosened
Past Participle
kerosening
Gerund
Rare but attested transitive verb meaning ‘to treat with kerosene’.
Sinonimi
wet with kerosene
treat with kerosene
saturate with kerosene
soak in kerosene
douse with kerosene
refuel
fuel
kerosenize
keroseneadjective
UK
/ˈkɛrəsiːn/
US
/ˈkɛrəˌsin/
Used attributively: e.g., “kerosene lamp”, “kerosene heater”.
Sinonimi
fuel-oil
lamp-oil
petroleum-derived
petroleum-based
paraffin-like
paraffinic
paraffin

Definizioni

kerosenenoun
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.
keroseneadjective
Relating to, containing, or fueled by kerosene.
They switched from electric to a kerosene heater during the blackout.
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