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solvent

adjective as in financially sound

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High heat, chemical solvents and extreme pressure are used to extract the oil from plant seeds.

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When the modified chlorophyll was dissolved in different solvents, the chlorophyll rosettes displayed a remarkable behavior.

This involved placing millimeter-sized pieces of tire, or crumb rubber, into a classic microwave reactor, heating the materials up and using a chemical solvent to quickly separate the 6PPD from the other molecules present.

Also known as decahydronaphthalene, it is a colourless liquid at room temperature that is often used as a solvent, as well as in the production of various resins and polymers.

The ‘business’ he left on November 11, 2022 was neither solvent nor safe.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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