Kerosene
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mid 19th century: from Greek kēros ‘wax’ (because the solid form of paraffin is like wax) + -ene.
wiktionary
Ancient Greek κηρός(kērós, “wax”) + -ene; a name trademarked in 1854.
etymonline
kerosene (n.)
"mixture of liquid hydrocarbons used as an illuminating or heating fluid," 1852, from Greek kēros "wax" (see cere) + chemical suffix -ene. Coined irregularly by Canadian geologist Abraham Gesner (1797-1864), who discovered how to distill it c. 1846. So called because it contains paraffin (hence the British English name, paraffin oil).
