kerosene
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.
Example
“The kerosene lasted all winter, so the furnace kept us always warm.”
Synonyms
- lamp oil
- coal oil
Related words
- kerolox
- biokerosene
- kerosene-like
- kerosenelike
- kerosenish
- power kerosene
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “kerosene” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.