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Kerosene, also known as paraffin, lamp oil and coal oil , is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid, derived from petroleum, widely used as a fuel in industry and households. Its name derives from Greek: ????? meaning wax, and was registered as a trademark by Abraham Gesner in 1854 before evolving into a genericized trademark. It is sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage. The term kerosene is common in much of India, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand and the term paraffin is used in the United Kingdom, Southeast Asia, East Africa and South Africa. Liquid paraffin is a more viscous and highly refined product which is used as a laxative. Paraffin wax is a waxy solid extracted from petroleum.