Kerosene

Kerosene, also spelled kerosine, also called paraffin or paraffin oil, flammable hydrocarbon liquid commonly used as a fuel. Kerosene is typically pale yellow or colourless and has a not-unpleasant characteristic odour. It is obtained from petroleum and is used for burning in Kerosene lamps and domestic heaters or furnaces, as a fuel or fuel component for jet engines , and as a solvent for greases.