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The 10 pages that link to Dry cleaning, each with the reason it gives.

• SolventRelated: Solvents remove oily stains that water alone handles poorly.

• DetergentCompared with: It offers an alternative when water and ordinary laundry detergent may damage fabrics.

• Laundry detergentCompared with: Dry cleaning offers an alternative for fabrics that are unsuitable for ordinary water washing.

• LaundryCompared with: Some garments need solvent cleaning because water can distort or damage them.

• Carbon tetrachlorideRelated: CCl₄ was once used to remove grease and stains from fabrics.

• TrichloroethyleneRelated: Trichloroethylene was used for dry cleaning before perchloroethylene became more common.

• TetrachloroethyleneRelated: Tetrachloroethylene became a widely used solvent for removing grease and stains from garments.

• Clothes ironCompared with: It cleans certain garments but does not replace the shaping and flattening action of ironing.

• Clothes mothRelated: Professional cleaning can kill clothes moth stages and remove residues from garments.

• White spiritRelated: Some dry-cleaning processes use petroleum solvents with properties related to white spirit.