Consumer services

Consumer services

A service provided to the general public, such as legal service, medical service or cleaning service.

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dry cleaning

Consumer services; Laundry facilities

It uses solvent to remove soils and stains from fabric in specially designed machines. It is called dry cleaning because the solvent contains little or no water and does not ...

martinizing

Consumer services; Laundry facilities

Martinizing Dry Cleaning is an upscale dry cleaning franchise providing high quality and service at competitive pricing. In business since 1949, Martinizing Dry Cleaning is one ...

laundering

Consumer services; Laundry facilities

Professional laundering for shirts and other "washable" items is another process your cleaner uses to keep your garments looking their best. Special detergents, additives, and ...

spot cleaning

Consumer services; Laundry facilities

It means you only address the part of the garment that has a spot on it. Not all garments can be just spot cleaned. The spotting treatment could leave a "ring" that can only be ...

wet cleaning

Consumer services; Laundry facilities

Wet cleaning is the professional process of removing soils from garments and other textile items through the use of water.

acid

Consumer services; Laundry facilities

A chemical compound which ionizes or dissociates in water to produce hydrogen ions. Considered the chemical opposite of a base, or alkali, with which an acid reacts to form asalt.