Definitions
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- noun
Perchloroethylene , a commonsolvent
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Examples
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Shaw had used the chemical solvent perchloroethylene, better known as perc, since he started his San Diego dry-cleaning business in 1978.
Mr. Clean 2007
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Perchloroethylene, also known as perc, is the solvent used by about 75 percent of the nation's 35,000 dry cleaners, but not for much longer.
Clean Lab 2007
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On the streets it's called perc-a-pop, and it's the newest drug to hit Philadelphia.
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A solvent known as perc short for perchloroethylene that's used in traditional dry cleaning may cause liver and kidney cancers and leukemia, according to an EPA finding backed in early
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A solvent known as perc short for perchloroethylene that's used in traditional dry cleaning may cause liver and kidney cancers and leukemia, according to an EPA finding backed in early
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Roughly 80% of the nation's 30,000 dry cleaners still employ a cleaning method using the liquid solvent perchloroethylene -- or "perc," according to the New York-based National Cleaners Association.
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The evidence at trial revealed that on August 14, 2001, a 55-gallon drum of tetrachloroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene or "perc," was accidentally punctured on the property of Martin Warehousing and Storage, a company based at Sand Island.
Hawaii Reporter 2010
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The evidence at trial revealed that on August 14, 2001, a 55-gallon drum of tetrachloroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene or "perc," was accidentally punctured on the property of Martin Warehousing and Storage, a company based at Sand Island.
Hawaii Reporter 2010
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The evidence at trial revealed that on August 14, 2001, a 55-gallon drum of tetrachloroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene or "perc," was accidentally punctured on the property of Martin Warehousing and Storage, a company based at Sand Island.
Hawaii Reporter 2010
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Laundry services across the state are being told to choose among various alternatives to perchloroethylene, or "perc," a toxic fabric solvent widely used since the 1970s.
slumry commented on the word perc
Short for percolation or percolate, as in a soil "perc test."
July 9, 2007