kerosene in the PONS Dictionary

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Turpentine is used in the torches because it burns brighter than kerosene.
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The trees were planted along the main streets and 120 kerosene streetlamps were installed on the city streets.
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It was primarily a petrol engine, but it had multifuel ability and could also burn kerosene or ethanol.
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The first light used was a kerosene lamp.
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The kerosene engine developed 10 knots on the surface with a range of.
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The pentadiene manifests as a typical odor of kerosene or petroleum.
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During his youth unable to afford the book he had copied out the entire text word by word under a kerosene lamp.
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Some of the parts showed burn marks and smelled of kerosene.
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The fire broke out when an actor knocked over a kerosene light on the stage.
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Kerosene lighting was much more efficient and less expensive than vegetable oils, tallow and whale oil.
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