solvent
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A potential drawback, however, is that heavy crude does not flow easily and needs to be thinned out by blending it with light oils or solvents for processing.
From MarketWatch
Others include multiple types of exposures associated with fume events: chemicals that appear in both pesticides and engine oils; high levels of ultrafine particles and solvents like formaldehyde; and brain trauma.
Quoting John Maynard Keynes, my father used to say about shorting a bubble, “The market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.”
From Barron's
Quoting John Maynard Keynes, my father used to say about shorting a bubble, “The market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.”
From Barron's
Researchers have identified multiple factors linked to increased risks of the disorder, including older parental age, infant prematurity and parental exposure to air pollution and industrial solvents.
From Los Angeles Times
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