名詞 kerosene:

1. a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
   同義詞：kerosine, lamp oil, coal oil

1. A process by which the hydrocarbon molecules of petroleum are broken into simpler molecules, as of gasoline or kerosene, by the addition of hydrogen under high pressure and in the presence of a catalyst.
   氫化裂解將石油的含氫分子分裂成更簡單的分子(象汽油和煤油的分子)的過程，此分裂過程是在加催化劑及高壓氫氣的條件上進行的
2. There was a kerosene lamp on the table.
   桌子上有一盞煤油燈。

kerosene 也作 ker.o.sine

n.（名詞）
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
煤油：從石油或頁巖油中提取的一種稀油，用于加熱或做飯的燃料，也用于點油燈和做酒的變性劑也作 coal oil,lamp oil

來源：
Greek kôros [wax]
希臘語 kôros [蠟]
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