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Sclerotic :: Sclerotic (a.) Affected with sclerosis; sclerosed.

Hederose :: Hederose (a.) Pertaining to, or of, ivy; full of ivy..

Photogen :: Photogen (n.) A light hydrocarbon oil resembling kerosene. It is obtained by distilling coal, paraffin, etc., and is used as a lubricant, illuminant, etc..

Benzine :: Benzine (n.) A liquid consisting mainly of the lighter and more volatile hydrocarbons of petroleum or kerosene oil, used as a solvent and for cleansing soiled fabrics; -- called also petroleum spirit, petroleum benzine. Varieties or similar products are gasoline, naphtha, rhigolene, ligroin, etc..

Erose :: Erose (a.) Irregular or uneven as if eaten or worn away.

Hecdecane :: Hecdecane (n.) A white, semisolid, spermaceti-like hydrocarbon, C16H34, of the paraffin series, found dissolved as an important ingredient of kerosene, and so called because each molecule has sixteen atoms of carbon; -- called also hexadecane..

Tridecane :: Tridecane (n.) A hydrocarbon, C13H28, of the methane series, which is a probable ingredient both of crude petroleum and of kerosene, and is produced artificially as a light colorless liquid..

Kerosene :: 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 hydrocarbons of the methane series..

Operose :: Operose (a.) Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; wearisome..

Petroleum :: Petroleum (n.) Rock oil, mineral oil, or natural oil, a dark brown or greenish inflammable liquid, which, at certain points, exists in the upper strata of the earth, from whence it is pumped, or forced by pressure of the gas attending it. It consists of a complex mixture of various hydrocarbons, largely of the methane series, but may vary much in appearance, composition, and properties. It is refined by distillation, and the products include kerosene, benzine, gasoline, paraffin, etc..

Acerate :: Acerate (a.) Acerose; needle-shaped.

Vulnerose :: Vulnerose (a.) Full of wounds; wounded.

Acerose :: Acerose (a.) Needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine..

Mulierose :: Mulierose (a.) Fond of woman.

Ligroin :: Ligroin (n.) A trade name applied somewhat indefinitely to some of the volatile products obtained in refining crude petroleum. It is a complex and variable mixture of several hydrocarbons, generally boils below 170� Fahr., and is more inflammable than safe kerosene. It is used as a solvent, as a carburetant for air gas, and for illumination in special lamps..

Tuberose :: Tuberose (n.) A plant (Polianthes tuberosa) with a tuberous root and a liliaceous flower. It is much cultivated for its beautiful and fragrant white blossoms.

Acerous :: Acerous (a.) Same as Acerose.

Suberous :: Suberose (a.) Alt. of Suberou.

Sclerosed :: Sclerosed (a.) Affected with sclerosis.

Suberic :: Subereous (a.) Of or pertaining to cork; of the nature of cork; suberose.

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