ker·o·sene also ker·o·sine  (kěr'ə-sēn', kār'-, kěr'ə-sēn', kār'-)  n. A thin oil distilled from petroleum or shale oil, used as a fuel for heating and cooking, in lamps, and as a denaturant for alcohol. Also called coal oil, lamp oil. [Greek kēros, wax + -ene.] |
| lamp oil n. See kerosene. |