kerosine

Noun

kerosene (countable and uncountable, plural kerosenes)

1. A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.
   • The kerosene lasted all winter, so the furnace kept us always warm.

   Synonyms:

   paraffin, kero, lamp oil, coal oil