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2. White spirit - Wikipedia

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   White Spirit is a petroleum distillate used as a paint thinner and mild solvent . White spirit is an inexpensive petroleum -based replacement for the vegetable -based turpentine. It is commonly used as a paint thinner for oil-based paint and cleaning brushes, and as an organic solvent in other applications. Mineral turpentine is chemically very ...

3. Oil drying agent - Wikipedia

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   An oil drying agent, also known as siccative, is a coordination compound that accelerates ( catalyzes) the hardening of drying oils, often as they are used in oil-based paints. This so-called "drying" (actually a chemical reaction that produces an organic plastic) occurs through free-radical chemical crosslinking of the oils.

4. Prussian blue (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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   Pigments. Prussian blue, a dark blue pigment containing iron and cyanide. Prussian blue (medical use), the use of Prussian blue for medical treatment and diagnosis. Perls' Prussian blue, a stain used for medical diagnosis.

5. Petroleum jelly - Wikipedia

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   Petroleum jelly. Petroleum jelly, petrolatum, white petrolatum, soft paraffin, or multi-hydrocarbon, CAS number 8009-03-8, is a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons (with carbon numbers mainly higher than 25), [1] originally promoted as a topical ointment for its healing properties. [2] Vaseline has been an American brand of petroleum jelly since ...

6. Stain removal - Wikipedia

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   Soaking. This is a common method used in households to remove a variety of stains. Depending on the stains composition, the stained material is left to soak in a container of warm or cool water and solvent. Such solvents can include laundry detergent, bleach, peroxide, vinegar, or a cleaning product with enzymes.

7. Wright's stain - Wikipedia

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   Wright's stain. Wright's stain is a hematologic stain that facilitates the differentiation of blood cell types. It is classically a mixture of eosin (red) and methylene blue dyes. It is used primarily to stain peripheral blood smears, urine samples, and bone marrow aspirates, which are examined under a light microscope.