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
The sacks containing the bread for the voyage were carried down and put on board, and a kerosine tin and keg from the boat taken to the stream to provide the water supply.
From A Kut Prisoner by H. C. W. Bishop
As we were waiting silently in the dark behind the door, somebody gave a kerosine tin a kick, and the resulting clatter seemed bound to bring some one down upon us.
From A Kut Prisoner by H. C. W. Bishop
The little wide-mouthed, goggled-eyed fishes, which Malay ladies keep in bottles and old kerosine tins, fight like demons.
From In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula by Sir Hugh Charles Clifford
The lights made to revolve by means of clockwork, were fed with mineral oil, a refined kerosine; and the refraction was caused by highly polished metallic reflectors.
From By Water to the Columbian Exposition by Johanna S. Wisthaler
