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Dry-clean

/ˈdrīˌklēn/

verb
- 1. clean (a garment) with an organic solvent, without using water: "I had my winter coat dry-cleaned recently"
Derivatives
- 1. dry cleaner noun
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Cleaning of fabrics in non-aqueous solvents
Dry cleaning is any cleaning process for clothing and textiles using a solvent other than water. Clothes are instead soaked in a water-free liquid solvent (usually non-polar, as opposed to water which is a polar solvent). Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene), known in the industry as "perc", is the most commonly used solvent, although alternative solvents such as 1-bromopropane, hydrocarbons, a... Wikipedia
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