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- Dictionarydry-clean/ˌdrʌɪˈkliːn/
verb
- 1. clean (a garment) with an organic solvent, without using water: "I had my winter coat dry-cleaned recently"
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Dry cleaning is any cleaning process for clothing and textiles using a 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). Perchloroethylene (known in the industry as "perc") is the most commonly used solvent, although alternative solvents such as hydrocarbons, and supercritical CO2 are also used. Wikipedia