RT Book, Section
A1 Harrison, Robert J.
A1 Balogun, Rahmat
A2 LaDou, Joseph
A2 Harrison, Robert J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1180880224
T1 Solvents
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 6e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260143430
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180880224
RD 2024/10/12
AB A  solvent  is  any  substance—usually  a  liquid  at  room  temperature—that  dissolves  another  substance,  resulting  in  a  solution  (uniformly  dispersed  mixture).  Solvents  may  be  classified  as  aqueous  (water  based)  or  organic  (hydrocarbon  based).  Most  industrial  solvents  are  organic  chemicals  because  most  of  the  industrial  substances  they  are  used  to  dissolve  are  organic.  Solvents  are  used  commonly  for  cleaning,  degreasing,  thinning,  and  extraction.