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Sterno

Sterno noun: canned heat, made using alcohol.

Noun

Sterno (uncountable)

  1. Canned heat, made using alcohol.

Origin of Sterno

Brand name.

Questions about Sterno

What does Sterno mean?
Sterno means canned heat, made using alcohol.
What part of speech is Sterno?
Sterno is a noun.

Words near Sterno in the dictionary

  1. sternman
  2. sternmen
  3. sternmost
  4. sternness
  5. sternnesses
  6. Sterno
  7. sterno-
  8. sternochondroscapulares
  9. sternochondroscapularis
  10. sternoclavicular
  11. sternocleid

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