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Kerosene
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and hence called also coal oil. It is now produced in immense quantities, chiefly by the distillation and purification of petroleum. It consists chiefly of several hydrocarbons of the methane series.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Kerosene'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​k/kerosene.html. 1828.