n.
or kerosine
Organic compound, a clear, oily, highly flammable liquid with a strong odour, distilled from petroleum (1025% of total volume).
It is a mixture of about 10 different types of fairly simple hydrocarbon s, depending on its source. It is less volatile than gasoline, boiling at 285610 °F (140320 °C). It is burned in lamps, heaters, and furnaces and is used as a fuel or fuel component for diesel and tractor engines, jet engines, and rockets and as a solvent for greases and insecticides.