ligroin

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ligroin
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a petroleum fraction boiling 75°-125°C used as a solvent and fuel
and is more inflammable than safe kerosene
A trade name applied somewhat indefinitely to some of the volatile products obtained in refining crude petroleum
It is used as a solvent, as a carburetant for air gas, and for illumination in special lamps
It is a complex and variable mixture of several hydrocarbons, generally boils below 170° Fahr
Turkish - English
ligroin
ligroin

    Hyphenation

    lig·ro·in

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () Uncertain, but possible from Greek λιγυρός (lighirós) clear
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