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Abstract

A maintenance liquid for inkjet recording, including: a compound represented by the following Formula (I) and having an HLB value of from 10.5 to 13.8, a water-soluble organic solvent represented by the following Formula (II), a moisturizing agent, and water is disclosed. In the formulae, R¹ represents a straight chain or branched alkyl group having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, a straight chain or branched alkenyl group having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aryl group; m represents an integer from 3 to 14, each of R³ and R⁵ independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, provided that R³ and R⁵ never represent a hydrogen atom at the same time; R⁴ represents an ethylene group or a propylene group; and x represents an integer from 1 to 4.

description='In-line Formulae' end='lead'R¹—O—(CH₂CH₂O)_m—H  Formula (I)description='In-line Formulae' end='tail'

description='In-line Formulae' end='lead'R³OR⁴_xOR⁵  Formula (II)description='In-line Formulae' end='tail'

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