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kerosene

[ker-uh-seen, kar-, ker-uh-seen, kar-] / ˈkɛr əˌsin, ˈkær-, ˌkɛr əˈsin, ˌkær- /


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"NRW have told us that up to 25,000 litres of kerosene has entered the river."

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Military-grade mosquito spray, with its odor of kerosene and bad cheese, perfumed the air.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Then Yale chemist Benjamin Silliman Jr. showed how crude oil could be fractionated into various liquids, one of which was kerosene, an excellent illuminant that was much cheaper than whale oil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Climate activists are urging movie stars to fly economy or take the train to Cannes after saying private jets burned two millions of litres of kerosene getting them to the film festival last year.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

Good thing I’d bought kerosene; I could soak Jim’s hat in it and evict all the bedbug roomers.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson


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