kerosene

== English == === Alternative forms === kerosine === Etymology === From Ancient Greek κηρός (kērós, “wax”) +‎ -ene; a name trademarked in 1854.An older term for kerosene was carbon oil. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɛɹəsiːn/ === Noun === kerosene (countable and uncountable, plural kerosenes) 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. Synonyms: paraffin (UK); kero (clipping), lamp oil (often synonymous), coal oil (especially Appalachia) Hyponyms: (usually hyponymous) jet fuel, avtur ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Assamese: কেৰাচিন (kerasin) → Bengali: কেরোসিন (kerōśin) → Farefare: karẽnzĩn → Moore: karenzĩ → Russian: кероси́н (kerosín)→ Armenian: կերոսին (kerosin)→ Ingrian: karassi→ Kazakh: керосин (kerosin)→ Yakut: кыраһыын (kïrahïïn) → Swahili: kerosini ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Noun === kerosene m (plural kerosenes) obsolete spelling of querosene == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /keɾoˈsene/ [ke.ɾoˈse.ne] Rhymes: -ene Syllabification: ke‧ro‧se‧ne === Noun === kerosene m (plural kerosenes) kerosene === Further reading === “kerosene”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025