DCHP-2

kerosene [a coined word based on Gk. kēros wax + -ene] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.
a distillant of petroleum, used for heating, illumination, and various other purposes.
See also: albertite kerosene oil
- This term was coined by Dr. Abraham Gesner, 1797-1864, of Halifax, N.S., who developed a process for distilling kerosene from the coal-like mineral albertite.