Solvent

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title: Solvent
text: A solvent is a substance that dissolves a solute, resulting in a solution. A solvent is usually a liquid but can also be a solid, a gas, or a supercritical fluid. Water is a solvent for polar molecules, and the most common solvent used by living things; all the ions and proteins in a cell are dissolved in water within the cell. Major uses of solvents are in paints, paint removers, inks, and dry cleaning. Specific uses for organic solvents are in dry cleaning; as paint thinners; as nail polish re
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description: Substance dissolving a solute resulting in a solution
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvent
date created: 2002-02-04T17:30:06Z
date modified: 2024-09-06T21:17:45Z
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