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solvent

[sol-vuhnt] / ˈsɒl vənt /


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The U.S., not so roughly handled, suffered a 21% fall in share prices and 100 failed banks in comparison to 3,400 solvent survivors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

After four extraction cycles using the same solvent batch, the team recovered nearly 40% of the lithium.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Instead, it relies on the unique way lithium ions interact with water molecules inside a solvent that changes behavior depending on temperature.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

The Social Security trustees projected that this package of adjustments would keep the system solvent for the next 75 years.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

The spray was a 25 per cent DDT concentrate suspended in a solvent containing methylated naphthalenes.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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