petroleum — meaning in English

English meaning

• kerosene noun A light petroleum-based fuel used for jet engines, heating, and lighting, thinner than diesel but heavier than petrol.
• teal noun A small, brightly coloured freshwater duck.

Senses

petroleum is used for these senses in English:

• kerosene A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.
• teal (countable, uncountable) A dark, somewhat bluish-green colour; a dark cyan.

teal — full definition

1. noun A small, brightly coloured freshwater duck.
2. noun A dark blue-green colour, named after markings on the duck.
3. adj Having this blue-green colour.

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