![]() Paraffin wax is a waxy solid extracted from petroleum. Liquid paraffin (called mineral oil in the US) is a more viscous and highly refined product which is used as a laxative. The term lamp oil, or the equivalent in the local languages, is common in the majority of Asia and the Southeastern United States. The term kerosene is common in much of Argentina, Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Nigeria, and the United States, while the term paraffin (or a closely related variant) is used in Chile, eastern Africa, South Africa, Norway, and in the United Kingdom. World total kerosene consumption for all purposes is equivalent to about 1,110,000 cubic metres (39 million cubic feet) per day. In parts of Asia, kerosene is sometimes used as fuel for small outboard motors or even motorcycles. It is also commonly used as a cooking and lighting fuel, and for fire toys such as poi. ![]() Kerosene is widely used to power jet engines of aircraft ( jet fuel), as well as some rocket engines in a highly refined form called RP-1. It is sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage. Its name derives from Greek: κηρός ( keros) meaning " wax", and was registered as a trademark by Canadian geologist and inventor Abraham Gesner in 1854 before evolving into a generic trademark. It is widely used as a fuel in aviation as well as households. Kerosene is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid which is derived from petroleum. A kerosene bottle, containing blue-dyed kerosene
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