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solvents

noun

plural of solvent

as in disinfectants

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Recent Examples of solvents But the results lined up with recent findings showing possible links between autism and exposure to metals and certain solvents during pregnancy or early childhood, including a solvent called methylene chloride. — Sharon Lerner, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025 But the results lined up with recent findings showing possible links between autism and exposure to metals and certain solvents during pregnancy or early childhood, including a solvent called methylene chloride. — Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2025

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Never use abrasive cleaning tools or abrasive detergents as that can wear down the PTFE coating on your grill mat.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
Regular laundry detergents may clean well, but their stronger chemicals can weaken swimwear over time.

— Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

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Some of the work is physically risky and will require crews being lowered in uspended scaffolds known as swing stages used by window cleaners.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
The volunteers are managers, cleaners, tattoo artists — not geologists or paleontologists.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

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