Word: kerosene
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ker
o
sene
Definition: A thin colorless to straw-colored petroleum-based fuel heavier than gasoline/petrol or naptha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.
Morphemes:
Affix: kerosene
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A thin colorless to straw-colored petroleum-based fuel heavier than gasoline/petrol or naptha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κηρός
Language: grc
Decoded: keros
Meaning: wax
Affix: -ene
Language: en
Decoded: -ene
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An aromatic hydrocarbon based on benzene.