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lamp oil

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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.
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