Synonyms for kerosene
Definitions
- n. 1
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.
The kerosene lasted all winter, so the furnace kept us always warm.
Related words
- Phrases
- power kerosene kerosene tin
- Other spellings
- kerosine
Forms
- Plural
- kerosenes → paraffins, petroleums, keros…
Example sentences
- petroleum Petroleum has been important since ancient times.
- paraffin We'll buy some paraffin for them.
By length
- 4 letters
- kero
- 8 letters
- paraffin3
- 9 letters
- petroleum4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (paraffin3 = 3 syllables).