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kerosene

noun as in petroleum

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With no electricity, many in Latin America cook with firewood or kerosene, risking respiratory illness.

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"The drugs consume the sanity of those who abuse them," says Maham, "like a fire burns when kerosene is poured on it."

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Shakespeare deploys his poetry like kerosene on an already raging fire.

The company said the decision would "safeguard fuel supply for Scotland" by converting the site into a terminal able to import petrol, diesel, aviation fuel and kerosene into Scotland.

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By burning traditional jet fuel - kerosene - aircraft release carbon dioxide, a planet-warming gas.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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