KEROSINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kerosine mean? 

• KEROSINE (noun)
  The noun KEROSINE has 1 sense:

1. a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters

  Familiarity information: KEROSINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KEROSINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

coal oil; kerosene; kerosine; lamp oil

Hypernyms ("kerosine" is a kind of...):

fuel (a substance that can be consumed to produce energy)

hydrocarbon (an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "kerosine"):

paraffin; paraffin oil ((British usage) kerosine)