"Kerosene" is a word in ENGLISH
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.
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A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine (Pinus sabiniana) of California.
Read the complete definitionA highly stimulating volatile inflammable oil, distilled from the leaves of an East Indian tree (Melaleuca cajuputi, etc.) It is …
Read the complete definitionA colorless oil obtained from hemp by distillation, and possessing its intoxicating properties.
Read the complete definitionAn oil obtained by distillation of peat, and containing various members of the pyridine series.
Read the complete definitionWood-tar oil; an oily antiseptic liquid, of a burning smoky taste, colorless when pure, but usually colored yellow or brown …
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Read the complete definitionCapable of being distilled; especially, capable of being distilled without chemical change or decomposition; as, alcohol is distillable; olive oil …
Read the complete definitionA transparent, colorless oil obtained from elemi resin by distillation with water; also, a crystallizable extract from the resin.
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Read the complete definitionThe impure spirit which comes over first and last in the distillation of whisky; -- the former being called the …
Read the complete definitionIn distillation of low wines, the first portion of spirit that comes over, being a fluid abounding in fusel oil.
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Read the complete definitionA complex mixture of gases, of which the most important constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas, and hydrogen, artificially produced …
Read the complete definitionThe name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the genus Mentha, yielding odoriferous essential oils by distillation. See Mentha.
Read the complete definitionOne of several volatile inflammable liquids obtained by the distillation of certain carbonaceous materials and resembling the naphtha from petroleum; …
Read the complete definitionThe complex mixture of volatile, liquid, inflammable hydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and usually called crude petroleum, mineral oil, or rock oil. …
Read the complete definitionA white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, C10H8, analogous to benzene, and obtained by the distillation of certain bituminous materials, such as …
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Read the complete definitionA volatile oil (oil of peppermint) distilled from the fresh herb; also, a well-known essence or spirit (essence of peppermint) …
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