kerosene
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kerosene
- /ˈkɛɹəsiːn/
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek κηρός (kērós, “wax”) + -ene; a name trademarked in 1854.
An older term for kerosene was carbon oil.
noun kerosenes · kerosine
- A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas. The kerosene lasted all winter, so the furnace kept us always warm.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: kerosine, petrol, petroleum, oil, fuel, diesel, stove oil, paraffin, lamp oil, coal oil, illuminating oil, heating oil, aviation fuel, fuel oil, jet fuel, atf
Translations
Every language
noun thin, colorless fuel
| Español | queroseno, canfín, keroseno, kerosene, kerosén, kerosín |
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| 한국어 | 등유 deung'yu, 케로신 kerosin |
| 日本語 | 灯油 tōyu, ケロシン keroshin |
| 中文 | 煤油 méiyóu, 火油 huǒyóu, 燈油 /灯油 dēngyóu |
| हिन्दी | मिट्टी का तेल miṭṭī kā tel, केरोसीन kerosīn |
| Kiswahili | kerosini |
| Português | querosene |
| Français | kérosène |
| Deutsch | Petroleum, Kerosin |
| Italiano | cherosene |
| Ελληνικά | κηροζίνη kirozíni |
| Română | petrol lampant, kerosen |
| Русский | кероси́н kerosín |
| Tiếng Việt | dầu hỏa, dầu lửa, kêrôsin |
| العربية | كِيرُوسِين kīrūsīn |
| עברית | קֵרוֹסִין kerosin |
Talk about this word "kerosene." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kerosene. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kerosene. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kerosene "kerosene." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kerosene.Cite this
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title = {kerosene},
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