kerosene

kerosene is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and hence called also coal oil. It is now produced in immense quantities, chiefly by the distillation and purification of petroleum. It consists chiefly of several hydrocarbons of the methane series. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and hence called also coal oil. It is now produced in immense quantities, chiefly by the distillation and purification of petroleum. It consists chiefly of several hydrocarbons of the methane series.
2. noun. a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters

   Synonyms: kerosine

Synonyms

kerosine

Common word forms

kerosenes

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