kerosene

名词 kerosene:

1. a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
   同义词：kerosine, lamp oil, coal oil

1. A process by which the hydrocarbon molecules of petroleum are broken into simpler molecules, as of gasoline or kerosene, by the addition of hydrogen under high pressure and in the presence of a catalyst.
   氢化裂解将石油的含氢分子分裂成更简单的分子(象汽油和煤油的分子)的过程，此分裂过程是在加催化剂及高压氢气的条件上进行的
2. There was a kerosene lamp on the table.
   桌子上有一盏煤油灯。

kerosene 也作 ker.o.sine

n.（名词）
A thin oil distilled from petroleum or shale oil, used as a fuel for heating and cooking, in lamps, and as a denaturant for alcohol.Also called coal oil ,lamp oil
煤油：从石油或页岩油中提取的一种稀油，用于加热或做饭的燃料，也用于点油灯和做酒的变性剂也作 coal oil,lamp oil

来源：
Greek kôros [wax]
希腊语 kôros [蜡]
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