kerosene

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

kero·sene (also kero·sine)BrE [ˈkerəsiːn] NAmE [ˈkerəsiːn] noun uncountable
a type of fuel oil that is made from ↑petroleum and that is used in the engines of planes and for heat and light. In British English it is usually called ↑paraffin when it is used for heat and light
•a kerosene lamp

Word Origin:
[kerosene] mid 19th cent.: from Greek kēros ‘wax’ (because the solid form of paraffin is wax-like) + -ene.

Example Bank:
•The only light was from a dim kerosene lamp on a low table.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  kerosine, lamp oil, coal oil