kerosene
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These naturally formed channels allowed lighter oil fractions, including naphtha, gasoline, and kerosene, to pass through quickly while preventing heavier substances from traveling through the membrane as easily.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Price hikes would be necessary "to pass on the increase in kerosene costs," finance chief Till Streichert told journalists, after the group released forecast-beating quarterly results.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Import taxes are to be removed on more than 100 food products, including gherkins and marmalade, as well as kerosene and fertilisers.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Airlines—currently second in the demand-destruction stakes, the IEA says—will buy more kerosene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Our house had burned, with the blame going either to Mother’s spirit or the mischief of village children, though Tata Boanda allowed it was probably Father trying to toast meat over a kerosene flame.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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