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LIGROIN
Etymology
Noun
ligroin (countable and uncountable, plural ligroins)
(archaic) A petroleum fraction boiling 75°-125°C used as a solvent and fuel.
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• roiling
Source: Wiktionary
Lig"ro*in, n.
Definition: 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 170º 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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