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kerosene

noun as in petroleum

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Sitting atop 250 tons of burning kerosene and liquid oxygen, his face flattened by a g-load that would cause an ordinary human to pass out—and he asks how the other guy is doing.

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With no electricity, many in Latin America cook with firewood or kerosene, risking respiratory illness.

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"The drugs consume the sanity of those who abuse them," says Maham, "like a fire burns when kerosene is poured on it."

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Shakespeare deploys his poetry like kerosene on an already raging fire.

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The company said the decision would "safeguard fuel supply for Scotland" by converting the site into a terminal able to import petrol, diesel, aviation fuel and kerosene into Scotland.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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