Kerosene
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Kerosene, also known as paraffin, lamp oil, and coal oil (an obsolete term), is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid which is derived from petroleum. It is widely used as a fuel in the air industry as well as households. Its name derives from Template:Lang-el (keros) meaning wax, and was registered as a trademark by Canadian geologist and inventor Abraham Gesner in 1854 before evolving into a genericized trademark. It is sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage.
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See also
- Aviation fuel
- Gasoline gallon equivalent
- List of CO2 emitted per million Btu of energy from various fuels
- Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene
- Tractor vaporising oil
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