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dry cleaning

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dry-clean (drkln)
tr.v. dry-cleaned, dry-clean·ing, dry-cleans
To clean (clothing or fabrics) with chemical solvents that have little or no water.

dry cleaner n.
dry cleaning n.
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Noun1.dry cleaning - the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water
cleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"


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The team studied the period from 1964 to 1979, when tetrachloroethylene was the primary solvent used for dry cleaning in these countries.
Eastside cleaners is the first dry cleaning establishment in the Antelope Valley to use the water-based cleaning machines, which it installed with help from a $12,500 grant from the air-quality district.
Our pledge to the insurance industry is that by guaranteeing restoration by dry cleaning leaders using advanced technology, we will restore damaged clothing at a higher success rate," said Eddie Mannis, chairman of the board of the alliance.
 
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