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2. Kerosene - Wikipedia

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   [24] [note 1] He heated coal in a retort, and distilled from it a clear, thin fluid that he showed made an excellent lamp fuel. He coined the name "kerosene" for his fuel, a contraction of keroselaion, meaning wax-oil. [26] The cost of extracting kerosene from coal was high.

3. Kerosene lamp - Wikipedia

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   A kerosene lantern, also known as a "barn lantern" or "hurricane lantern", is a flat-wick lamp made for portable and outdoor use. They are made of soldered or crimped-together sheet-metal stampings, with tin-plated sheet steel being the most common material, followed by brass and copper. There are three types: dead-flame, hot-blast, and cold-blast.

4. Liquid paraffin (drug) - Wikipedia

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   Liquid paraffin, also known as paraffinum liquidum, paraffin oil, liquid paraffin oil or Russian mineral oil, is a very highly refined mineral oil used in cosmetics and medicine. Cosmetic or medicinal liquid paraffin should not be confused with the paraffin (i.e. kerosene ) used as a fuel.

5. Mineral oil - Wikipedia

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   Mineral oil USP or light mineral oil can be used as an anti-rust agent for their blades. It is an inexpensive alternative for storing reactive metals, such as the alkali metals, lithium, potassium and sodium. [32] Horticultural oil is often made with mineral oil as the active ingredient.

6. Naphthenic oil - Wikipedia

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   For refineries, the interest has been primarily focused on the distribution between the distillation fractions: petrol, paraffin, gas oil, lubricant distillate, etc. Refiners look at the density of the crude oil – whether it is light, medium or heavy – or the sulfur content, i.e. whether the crude oil is “sweet” or “sour”.

7. Lava lamp - Wikipedia

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   A formula from a 1968 US patent consisted of water and a transparent, translucent, or opaque mix of mineral oil, paraffin wax, and carbon tetrachloride. [3] p. 2, line 30 The clear water or mineral oil can optionally be coloured with translucent dyes. Common wax has a density much lower than that of water and would float on top at any temperature.