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fuel oilnounAny of various grades of oil used principally as fuel.
process oilnounAn oil used not for lubrication but as a component of another material, or as a carrier of other products.
oil firingnounThe burning of oil in a furnace to provide heat, or in a firebox to generate steam in a boiler.
oil gasnounGas for lighting or heating, made by distilling oil in closed retorts.
oil stovenounA stove for heating or cooking, powered by paraffin or kerosene.
mazoutnounAlternative spelling of mazut. [(petrochemistry) A grade of heavy fuel oil used in industry and also sometimes used in lieu of home heating oil.]
oilstovenounA stove or heater that burns kerosene.
bioheatnoun(US) biodiesel when used for heating
coal oilnoun(Appalachia) kerosene or any unspecified lower grade derivative of crude petroleum.
oil testnounA test for determining the temperature at which petroleum oils give off vapor which is liable to explode.
lamp-oilnounAlternative form of lamp oil. [Any clean-burning oil used as fuel in an oil lamp.]
kerosenenounA 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.
canned heatnounFuel made from denatured and jellied alcohol and contained in a canister with a removable top, designed to be burned directly from that canister.
paraffin oilnounAny of the mineral burning oils associated with the manufacture of paraffin.
polyformingnounAn early, noncatalytic process for producing petroleum/gasoline by reacting low- and high-molecular weigh hydrocarbons at high temperature.
process hot waternounHot water for use in industrial processes.
steamnounThe hot gaseous form of water, formed when water changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase (at or above its boiling point temperature).
oil lampnounA simple vessel used to produce light continuously for a period of time from a liquid fuel source, especially lamp oil.
solar oilnounA paraffin oil used as an illuminant and lubricant.
air gasnounA kind of gas made by forcing air through a volatile hydrocarbon, such as the lighter petroleums. The air is so saturated with combustible vapour as to be a convenient illuminating and heating agent.

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