kerosene

Signification (Anglais)

A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.

Concepts

pétrole

kérosène

pétrole lampant

paraffine

naphte

pétrole brut

or noir

huile

Synonymes

oil

petroleum

kerosine

paraffin

lamp oil

petrol

black gold

mineral oil

paraffin oil

coal oil

naphtha

engine oil

gasoline

grease

shortening

gas

flashlight

🔦

crude oil

rock oil

kerosine

fossil oil

petrolium

petro leum

lamp

Traductions

Kerosin

cherosene

Petroleum

querosene

queroseno

petróleo

petrolio

petróleo

petrol

petroli

petroleum

κηροζίνη

lampolie

πετρέλαιο

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkɛɹəsiːn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Ancient Greek κηρός (kērós, “wax”) + -ene; a name trademarked in 1854.