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    LAMP OIL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heatersplay

    Synonyms:

    coal oil; kerosene; kerosine; lamp oil

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("lamp 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 "lamp oil"):

    paraffin; paraffin oil ((British usage) kerosine)

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