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kerosene
/ˈkɛrəsiːn/
noun
Petrolden damıtılan yanıcı sıvı, lambalar, ısıtıcılar ve jet motorları için yakıt olarak kullanılır.
A flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture distilled from petroleum, used as fuel for lamps, heaters, and jet engines.
- We filled the lantern with kerosene before the camping trip.
- The old stove runs on kerosene instead of electricity.
- Kerosene is still widely used for heating in rural areas.
- Aviation fuel specifications differ significantly from household kerosene due to stricter requirements for purity and combustion stability.
- Public health campaigns aim to reduce indoor air pollution caused by burning kerosene in poorly ventilated homes.
- Engineers are testing alternative energy sources to replace kerosene in remote communities where electricity infrastructure remains underdeveloped.