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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A flammable hydrocarbon oil that is distilled from bituminous coal and is used as a fuel for lamps.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
petroleum .
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- noun regional
kerosene or any unspecified lower grade derivative of crude petroleum
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
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