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dry-cleaning

Method of cleaning textiles based on the use of volatile solvents, such as trichloroethene (trichloroethylene), that dissolve grease. No water is used. Dry-cleaning was first developed in France in 1849.

Some solvents are known to damage the ozone layer and one, tetrachloroethene (perchloroethylene), is toxic in water and gives off toxic fumes when heated.
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