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solvents  

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  • SOLVENTS ARE SUBSTANCES that are capable of dissolving or dispersing one or more other substances. Organic solvents are carbon-based solvents (i.e., they contain carbon in their molecular structure). [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Solvents]

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