kerosene
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Kerosene tanks were buried underneath the parking areas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
"Kerosene or gas space heaters and gas stoves also produce substantial amounts of nitrogen dioxide," The American Lung Association states.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2023
Kerosene was previously sold at a subsidised price of 87 rupees per litre, about 92 U.S. cents per gallon, and now sells at 340 rupees per litre, or $3.62 per gallon, the government rate.
From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2022
Kerosene, diesel oil, and fuel oil are primarily mixtures of alkanes with higher molecular masses.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Kerosene lamps—another amazing thing—hissed as they hung from hooks over the porch.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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