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1 paraffin
((American kerosene) a kind of oil which is used as a fuel: This heater burns paraffin; ( also adjective) a paraffin lamp.) petróleo* * *par.af.fin[p'ærəfin] n parafina. • vt parafinar, parafinizar. -
2 paraffin
((American kerosene) a kind of oil which is used as a fuel: This heater burns paraffin; ( also adjective) a paraffin lamp.) querosene -
3 paraffin oil
par.af.fin oil[p'ærəfin ɔil] n querosene. -
4 kerosene
['kerəsi:n](paraffin oil, obtained from petroleum or from coal: The jet plane refuelled with kerosene; ( also adjective) a kerosene lamp/stove.) querosene* * *ker.o.sene[k'erəsi:n] n 1 querosene. 2 Amer petróleo. -
5 petroleum
[pə'trəuliəm]noun (oil in its raw, unrefined form, which is found in natural wells below the earth's surface and from which petrol, paraffin etc are obtained.) petróleo* * *pe.tro.le.um[pətr'ouliəm] n petróleo. -
6 kerosene
['kerəsi:n](paraffin oil, obtained from petroleum or from coal: The jet plane refuelled with kerosene; ( also adjective) a kerosene lamp/stove.) querosene -
7 petroleum
[pə'trəuliəm]noun (oil in its raw, unrefined form, which is found in natural wells below the earth's surface and from which petrol, paraffin etc are obtained.) petróleo
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