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COAL OIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
Synonyms:
coal oil; kerosene; kerosine; lamp oil
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("coal oil" is a kind of...):
fuel (a substance that can be consumed to produce energy)
hydrocarbon (an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coal oil"):
paraffin; paraffin oil ((British usage) kerosine)