noun
: a high-boiling petroleum distillate for burning in the wick of an oil-burning kitchen range ; especially : the least volatile portion of the kerosine fraction
noun
: a high-boiling petroleum distillate for burning in the wick of an oil-burning kitchen range ; especially : the least volatile portion of the kerosine fraction
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012