ker|o|sine

ker|o|sine
ker|o|sene or ker|o|sine «KEHR uh seen, KEHR uh SEEN», noun.
a thin oil made from petroleum, a mixture of hydrocarbons; coal oil. It is used in lamps and stoves, to run tractors and farm machines, as fuel for jet planes, and as a base for insect sprays. »

Kerosene is a mixture of hydrocarbons with higher molecular weights. It is therefore more viscous, less volatile, and has a higher flash point than gasoline (Monroe M. Offner).

[American English < Greek kērós wax]

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