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• Kerosene — Kerosene, sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage, [Webster s New World College Dictionary, kerosene .] is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid. The name is derived from Greek keros (κηρός wax). The word Kerosene was registered… …   Wikipedia

• Kerosene — Ker o*sene , n. [Gr. ? wax.] An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and hence called also {coal oil}. It is now produced in immense quantities, chiefly by the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• kerosene — (#1 fuel oil)    Flash point generally between 100 and 150° F. Explosive limits of 0.7% to 5.0%. Kerosene consists mostly of C9 through C17 hydrocarbons. In order to be identified as kerosene, a sample extract must exhibit a homologous series… …   Forensic science glossary

• kerosene — A mixture of petroleum hydrocarbons, chiefly of the methane series; the fifth fraction in the distillation of petroleum, used as fuel for lamps and stoves, as a degreaser and cleaner, and in insecticides. Contact on human skin can lead to… …   Medical dictionary

• Americana series — The Americana series was a series of United States definitive postage stamps issued between 1975 and 1981. Denominations ranged from one cent to five dollars. It superseded the Prominent Americans series, and was in turn superseded by the Great… …   Wikipedia

• Institutions in the Southern Victory (Timeline-191) series — Timeline 191 is a fan name given to a series of Harry Turtledove alternate history novels. TL 191 includes the novel How Few Remain , and the Great War, American Empire, and Settling Accounts series. They detail events in four major eras between… …   Wikipedia

• Paraffin series — Paraffin Par af*fin (p[a^]r [a^]f*f[i^]n), Paraffine Par af*fine (p[a^]r [a^]f*f[i^]n or p[a^]r [a^]f*f[=e]n), n. [F. paraffine, fr. L. parum too little + affinis akin. So named in allusion to its chemical inactivity.] (Chem.) A white waxy… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Methane series — Methane Meth ane, n. [See {Methal}.] (Chem.) A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, {CH4}; marsh gas. It is the simplest of the aliphatic hydrocarbons. See {Marsh gas}, under {Gas}. [1913 Webster] {Methane series} (Chem.), a series …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• paraffin little affinity series — Methane Meth ane, n. [See {Methal}.] (Chem.) A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, {CH4}; marsh gas. It is the simplest of the aliphatic hydrocarbons. See {Marsh gas}, under {Gas}. [1913 Webster] {Methane series} (Chem.), a series …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Aggregate series — The Aggregate series was a set of rocket designs developed in 1933 ndash;1945 by a research program of Nazi Germany s army. Its greatest success was the A4, more commonly known as the V 2.VariationsA1The A1 was the first rocket design in the… …   Wikipedia

• The Woman in White (1997 TV series) — The Woman in White (1997) is a BBC television adaptation of the 1859 novel of the same name by Wilkie Collins. Unlike the epistolary style of the novel, the 2 hour dramatisation uses Marian as the main character. She bookends the film with her… …   Wikipedia