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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries灯油
Pronunciation / Transliteration: とうゆ
"灯油はランプの燃料として使用されます。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters.
"The campers used kerosene to fuel their lanterns during the night." - 2
A type of fuel used in jet engines.
"The aircraft was refueled with kerosene before takeoff."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word keros meaning 'wax', combined with the chemical suffix -ene. It was coined in 1854 by Canadian geologist Abraham Gesner when he patented the process of distilling a hydrocarbon liquid from coal, bituminous shale, and petroleum.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kerosene" is said worldwide
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kérosène
Transliteration: kérozène
"Le kérosène est utilisé comme carburant pour les avions."
Kerosin
Transliteration: Kerosin
"Kerosin wird häufig in Flugzeugen verwendet."
cherosene
Transliteration: kerosene
"Il cherosene è un combustibile comune per i lampioni."
queroseno
Transliteration: queroseno
"El queroseno se utiliza en la industria de la aviación."
querosene
Transliteration: querosene
"O querosene é usado como combustível para aquecedores."
केरोसिन
Transliteration: kerosīn
"केरोसिन का उपयोग दीपों में किया जाता है।"
煤油
Transliteration: méiyóu
"煤油常用于灯具和加热器。"
등유
Transliteration: deungyu
"등유는 난방 기구에 사용됩니다."
灯油
Transliteration: とうゆ
"灯油はランプの燃料として使用されます。"
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