solvent

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Recent Examples of solvent But the drying process takes a lot of time and energy, not to mention the solvents used to make the slurry are toxic. Emma Barker Bonomo, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024 Immigration alone won’t make the program solvent, but would increase the worker-to-beneficiary ratio, potentially for decades, extending the program’s fiscal life. Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Sep. 2024 This requires significant energy input and costly materials, such as solid sorbents or liquid solvents. Phil De Luna, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 By the 1980s Scottsdale and Tempe found TCE, an industrial solvent and carcinogenic chemical, in municipal water wells. Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for solvent 
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Noun
  • Consult the manufacturer's guidelines for usage on the package or online product description to ensure the disinfectant is effective on the virus or bacteria that needs to be eliminated.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Whether controlled by nation-states, government bureaucracies, billionaires, corporations or hackers, bots need the disinfectant of sunlight.
    Letters to the Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Work it in using a toothbrush, then allow the detergent to sit for at least 15 minutes.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Not only does this new brand of luxury laundry detergent clean dirty clothes, but the sleek modern bottle looks fabulous on any laundry room shelf.
    Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The event will showcase singing groups, holiday photo stations, a gourmet hot chocolate bar, activities for kids and vendors with specialty holiday gifts for sale including custom clothing and jewelry, gift sets, soaps and balms, jams and jellies, Christmas ornaments, toys and more.
    Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 7 Dec. 2024
  • His death was confirmed by his former OLTL co-star Anthony Crivello on Facebook, who posted pictures of their time together on the soap.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024

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“Solvent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solvent. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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