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kerosene
noun as in petroleum
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Example Sentences
With no electricity, many in Latin America cook with firewood or kerosene, risking respiratory illness.
"The drugs consume the sanity of those who abuse them," says Maham, "like a fire burns when kerosene is poured on it."
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.
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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