kerosene
noun
a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons obtained by distilling petroleum, bituminous shale, or the like, and widely used as a fuel, cleaning solvent, etc.
kerosine
-
a variation of
kerosene.
Example Sentences
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Counting ballots in a tent in rural Zimbabwe by kerosine and candlelight.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2018
So I kep' still, and would clean the head-board silently with kerosine and a woolen rag.
From Sweet Cicely — or Josiah Allen as a Politician by Marietta Holley
Just on our left I remember there 88 was a man with a stick and a kerosine oil tin doing machine-gun.
From A Prisoner in Turkey by John Still
Owing to the tremendously high price of kerosine, Daylight Saving soon came into force, and saved us a great deal.
From A Kut Prisoner by H. C. W. Bishop
Throughout the siege, the Tigris formed our only water supply, this being carried in at night in kerosine tins by the regimental bheesties.
From A Kut Prisoner by H. C. W. Bishop
