English Explanatory Dictionary

descale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To remove scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the inner surfaces of boilers etc.
  2. To remove the scales from a fish etc.

Word forms

descale descales descaling descaled

Etymology

From de- + scale.

Synonyms

scale unscale

Derived words

descaler undescaled

Translations

Catalan: desincrustar Chinese Mandarin: 去垢 French: détartrer French: désincruster German: entkalken Luxembourgish: entkalleken Portuguese: desincrustar Spanish: descalcificar Spanish: desincrustar
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