Kerosene is a substance, a liquid derivative of petroleum that can be burned as a fuel.
In the year 2259, when considering the problem of a quantum improbability field, Spock stated that firing particle weapons or explosives at the subspace aspect of the effect could be likened to holding a match to something soaked in kerosene — causing a disastrous ignition across Federation subspace communication networks. (SNW: "Subspace Rhapsody")
External links
- Kerosene at Wikipedia
- Kerosene at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works