kerosene

kerosene
A mixture of petroleum hydrocarbons, chiefly of the methane series; the fifth fraction in the distillation of petroleum, used as fuel for lamps and stoves, as a degreaser and cleaner, and in insecticides. Contact on human skin can lead to irritation and infection; inhalation may cause headache, drowsiness, coma; swallowing causes irritation, vomiting, and diarrhea. Vomiting should not be induced, as aspiration of vomitus causes pneumonitis. [G. keros, wax, + -ene]

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ker·o·sene also ker·o·sine 'ker-ə-.sēn, .ker-ə-', 'kar-, .kar- n a flammable hydrocarbon oil usu. obtained by distillation of petroleum and used for a fuel and as a solvent and thinner (as in insecticide emulsions)

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ker·o·sene (kerґo-sēn) a colorless volatile liquid distilled from petroleum; it is used as a reagent, as engine fuel, and in insecticides, and is irritating to the skin and toxic by inhalation.

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