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Kerosene

noun

/ˈker.ə.siːn/

Meaning

a combustible hydrocarbon liquid widely used as a fuel in lamps and heating systems

The old lamp burned kerosene to provide light during power outages.

paraffin oil, lamp oil, heating oil

electric power, solar energy, gas

kerosene lamp, kerosene heater, kerosene stove

An economic system where the means of production are owned by the state or community.

a person who saws wood, especially as an occupation

The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.

A shift in population patterns from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a cou...

the planet on which we live; the earth with its countries and peoples

the act of forbidding something, especially by law