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dry-clean

(drī′klēn′)

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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Translations

dry-cleaning

[ˌdraɪˈkliːnɪŋ] n → lavaggio a secco
shall I pick up your dry-cleaning for you? → vado a prenderti la roba in tintoria?

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dry-cleaning

→ تَنْظِيفٌّ جافّ chemické čištění kemisk rensning chemische Reinigung στεγνό καθάρισμα lavado en seco, limpieza en seco kuivapesu pressing kemijsko čišćenje pulitura a secco ドライクリーニング 드라이클리닝 chemisch reinigen rensing czyszczenie chemiczne lavagem a seco, limpeza a seco химическая чистка kemtvätt การซักแห้ง kuru temizleme sự giặt khô là hơi 干洗

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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Now a study by a team of Nordic researchers of cancer risk among dry-cleaning workers in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden finds that, with the exception of bladder cancer, exposure to the solvent showed no link to the disease [EHP 114:213-219].

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That's because many daily activities--including driving to work, visiting dry-cleaning shops, and sitting in smoky restaurants--put people in envelopes of air that are disproportionately laden with chemicals.

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If so, two products on the market may help you minimize the number of trips you take to this service provider and may significantly reduce your dry-cleaning bill.

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Used by 80 to 85 percent of the dry cleaners in the United States, this chlorinated hydrocarbon was originally developed as a metal degreaser for airplane parts before the dry-cleaning industry adopted it more than 50 years ago.