noun
- a thin oil obtained from petroleum, used as fuel for lamps, heaters, and jet engines
Usage: also spelled kerosene
Examples
- The old lamp burned kerosine to provide light.
- Jet engines run on a refined form of kerosine.
- She filled the heater with kerosine before winter arrived.
- The camping stove uses kerosine as fuel.
- Kerosine has a distinctive smell that many people recognize.
- The price of kerosine affects heating costs for many families.