A solvent (from the Latin solvō, "loosen, untie, solve") is a substance that dissolves a solute, resulting in a solution. A solvent is usually a liquid...
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Dry cleaning (redirect from Dry-cleaning solvent)
solvent other than water. Clothes are instead soaked in a water-free liquid solvent (usually non-polar, as opposed to water which is a polar solvent)...
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Look up solvent or solvency in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Solvent may refer to: Solvent, a liquid that dissolves another material Solvent (producer)...
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Solvation (redirect from Ion-solvent interaction)
describes the interaction of a solvent with dissolved molecules. Both ionized and uncharged molecules interact strongly with a solvent, and the strength and nature...
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Universal solvent may refer to: Water, described as the "universal solvent" for its ability to dissolve many substances Alkahest, a hypothetical solvent able...
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substance dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. If the attractive forces between the solvent and solute particles are greater than the attractive...
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In chemistry, a protic solvent is a solvent that has a hydrogen atom bound to an oxygen (as in a hydroxyl group −OH), a nitrogen (as in an amine group...
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White spirit (redirect from Stoddard solvent)
in water and is used as an extraction solvent, as a cleaning solvent, as a degreasing solvent and as a solvent in aerosols, paints, wood preservatives...
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aprotic solvent is a solvent that lacks an acidic proton and is polar. Such solvents lack hydroxyl and amine groups. In contrast to protic solvents, these...
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An aqueous solution is a solution in which the solvent is water. It is mostly shown in chemical equations by appending (aq) to the relevant chemical formula...
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