Noun: kerosene 'ke-ru,seen- A flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
"They relied on kerosene lamps during the power outage";
- kerosine, lamp oil, coal oil [N. Amer], paraffin [Brit], paraffin oil [Brit]
Derived forms: kerosenes
Type of: fuel, hydrocarbon
Encyclopedia: Kerosene