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# kerosene

«kerosene» in Mova's school dictionary: **a thin, clear oil made from petroleum that is burned as…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (kerosene — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Kerosene is a thin, clear oil made from petroleum that is burned as fuel in lamps, heaters, stoves and jet engines. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerosene/#m1)

2) (Australia, USA, Canada) Kerosene is the usual name for paraffin oil; in the UK it is often called paraffin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerosene/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In history lessons kerosene lamps lit homes before electricity. In science it is a fossil fuel, a flammable liquid. Planes run on jet fuel, which is mostly kerosene. In safety lessons it must be kept away from children and flames. Phrases: «kerosene lamp», «kerosene heater».

### examples

- Before electricity, people read by kerosene lamps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerosene/#x1)
- Jet planes burn a fuel made mainly of kerosene. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerosene/#x2)
- The cabin was heated by a kerosene stove. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerosene/#x3)
- Kerosene is flammable, so keep it away from flames. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerosene/#x4)
- Never drink kerosene; call for help at once if a child swallows some. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerosene/#x5)
- In the UK, kerosene is often called paraffin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerosene/#x6)
- At nightfall he ran into Teddy’s nursery to watch how kerosene lamps were lighted, and when Teddy went to bed Rikki-tikki climbed up too. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerosene/#x7)

### note

Uncountable. Also spelled «kerosine» in some technical texts. UK «paraffin» = US/Australian «kerosene»; in the USA «paraffin» usually means paraffin wax. Swallowing it is very dangerous: get emergency help, do not make the person sick.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «kerosene» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerosene/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.