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  1. Kerosene
    [album] Kerosene is the first studio album by American country artist Miranda Lambert. The album was released March 15, 2005 on Epic Nashville Records and was produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke. After placing third in the television competition, Nashville Star in 2003, Lambert signed ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerosene_(a

  2. Kerosene
    Dodecane (Kerosene) C12H26 commonly used mineral fuel oil used as aviation fuel and central heating consisting of many hydrocarbons containing molecules with about 10 to 16 carbon atoms.
    Found on http://www.bio-power.co.uk/glossary.htm

  3. Kerosene
    (#1 Fuel Oil): Flash point generally between 100 and 150 degrees F. Explosive limits of 0.7% to 5.0%. Kerosene consists mostly of C9 through C17 hydrocarbons. In order to be identified as kerosene, a sample extract must exhibit a homologous series five consecutive normal alkanes between C9 and C17. ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20747

  4. Kerosene
    a medium light oil used for lighting, heating and aircraft fuel.
    Found on http://www.energyinst.org.uk/education/g

  5. kerosene
    Also written kerosine Category: Management in the public and private sector
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. Kerosene
    Ker'o·sene` noun [ Greek ... wax.] An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and hence called also coal oil . It is now produced in immense quantities, chiefly by the disti...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/K/6

  7. kerosene
    A refined petroleum fraction used as a fuel as well as a solvent. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. Kerosene
    • (n.) An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and hence called also coal oil. It is now produced in immense quantities, chiefly by the distillation and purification of petroleum. It consists chiefly of several hydro...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. kerosene
    flammable pale yellow or colourless oily liquid with a not-unpleasant characteristic odour. It is obtained from petroleum and used for burning in ... [4 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/k/23

  10. kerosene
    kerosene 1. A thin oil distilled from petroleum or shale oil, used as a fuel for heating and cooking, in lamps, and as a denaturant for alcohol. Also called coal oil, lamp oil. 2. Etymology: from 1852, coined in Canada by Abraham Gesner, who discovered how to distill it about 1846, from Greek keros...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  11. Kerosene
    A petroleum distillate that has a maximum distillation temperature of 401 degrees Fahrenheit at the 10 percent recovery point, a final boiling point of 572 degrees Fahrenheit, and a minimum flash point of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Used in space heaters, cookstoves, and water heaters, and suitable for use as an illuminant when burn...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  12. Kerosene
    [disambiguation] Kerosene is a type of fuel, it can also mean: ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerosene_(d

  13. Kerosene
    Kerosene, sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage, also known as paraffin or paraffin oil in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Ireland and South Africa, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid. The name is derived from Greek keros (κηρός wax). The word "Kerosene" was registered ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerosene

  14. Kerosene
    A type of heating fuel derived by refining crude oil that has a boiling range at atmospheric pressure from 400 degrees to 550 degrees F.
    Found on http://www.electromn.com/glossary/k.htm

  15. kerosene
    A light petroleum distillate that is used in space heaters, cook stoves, and water heaters and is suitable for use as a light source when burned in wick-fed lamps. Kerosene has a maximum distillation temperature of 400°F at the 10-percent recovery point, a final boiling point of 572°F, and a...
    Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi

  16. kerosene
    kerosene or kerosine,colorless, thin mineral oil whose density is between 0.75 and 0.85 grams per cubic centimeter. A mixture of hydrocarbons, it is commonly obtained in the fractional distillation of petroleum as the portion boiling off between 150°C and 275°C (302°F–527°F). K...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08274

  17. Kerosene
    Kerosene is an oil distilled from petroleum, coal or bituminous shale.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  18. kerosene
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ker′ō-sēn Definitions: 1. A mixture of petroleum hydrocarbons, chiefly of the methane series; the fifth fraction in the distillation of petroleum, used as fuel for lamps and stoves, as a degreaser and cleaner, and in insecticides. Contact on human skin can l...
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  19. kerosene
    Thin oil obtained from the fractional distillation of crude oil (unrefined petroleum; a highly refined form is used in jet aircraft fuel. Kerosene is a mixture of hydrocarbons of the alkane series, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons with 11 or 12 carbon atoms. Boiling points range from 160°C/320°F to 250°C/480°F. Crud...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  20. Kerosene
    paraffin
    Found on http://london.allinfo-about.com/features

  21. Kerosene
    [song] "Kerosene" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country artist Miranda Lambert. It was released in September 2005 as the third single and title-track to her debut album Kerosene. It reached number 15 on the Hot Country Songs charts, becoming Lambert`s first Top 2...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerosene_(s



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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