kerosene

/ˈkerəsiːn/ noun [U] US (UK paraffin)

Definition

› oil used for heating and in lamps (= equipment that produces light)

(Definition of kerosene noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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