Definition
A flammable liquid fuel extracted from petroleum, used in lamps, heaters, and some engines.
Etymology
From Greek 'keros' meaning wax, named because it was originally used to keep candles burning. Developed as a petroleum product in the 1850s.
Kelly Says
Kerosene lamps literally lit the world before electricity became common—a single kerosene lamp in a home could keep a family reading, cooking, and working safely after dark!
Translations
ARالعربية
كيروسين
ki-ro-sin
BNবাংলা
কেয়োসিন
ke-yosin
CACatalà
querosè
ke-ro-se
CSČeština
kerosin
kerosin
DEDeutsch
Kerosin
keˈroː.zin
ELΕλληνικά
κεροζίνη
kerozini
ESEspañol
queroseno
ke-ro-se-no
FISuomi
keroseni
ke-ro-se-ni
FRFrançais
kérosène
ke.ro.sɛn
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerosene
kerosene
ITItaliano
kerosene
ke-ro-se-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
kerosene
kerosene
MYမြန်မာ
လျှပ်စစ်
lyi-phet-sit
NLNederlands
kerosine
ke-ro-si-ne
PTPortuguês
querosene
ke-ro-se-ne
RORomână
kerosenă
ke-ro-se-na
RUРусский
керосин
kerosin
SVSvenska
kerosin
kerosin
SWKiswahili
kerosene
kerosene
TAதமிழ்
பேட்ரோலியம்
paet-ro-li-yam
TEతెలుగు
కెరోసిన్
kerosin
THไทย
น้ำมันเชื้อเพลิง
nam-man cheo-pe-ling
UKУкраїнська
керосин
kerosin
VITiếng Việt
xăng dầu
xang dau