Synonyms for kerosene

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ker-uh-seen, kar-, ker-uh-seen, kar-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɛr əˌsin, ˈkær-, ˌkɛr əˈsin, ˌkær-

Définition of kerosene

Origin : 1852, coined irregularly by Canadian geologist Abraham Gesner (1797-1864), who discovered how to distill it c.1846, from Greek keros "wax" + chemical suffix -ene. So called because it contains paraffin (hence the British English name, paraffin oil).

As in petroleum : noun oil

Example sentences :

They were all settin' purrin' in the dark, because they'd forgot to send for any kerosene.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

It seemed to her as if the whole world were nothing but kerosene.
Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh

She was at the kerosene; oh, it makes me just sick to think of it.
Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh

It was believed that this supply had been shipped as kerosene from Saloniki to Piraeus.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various

The bottle was filled with kerosene, and in a jiffy the box was covered with the flame.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

Mabel is at some horrid lighthouse and there is no kerosene, or something.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

And there'd been a pile of shavin's there, too, and there'd been kerosene on 'em.
Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

If it is dirty, wipe it with a rag moistened slightly with kerosene.
Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte

Kerosene oil is an ideal thinning medium for tube oil colors.
Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray

The water, therefore, goes to the bottom and this forces the kerosene up.
Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

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