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descale

descale verb: to remove scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the inner surfaces of boilers etc.

Verb

descale (third-person singular simple present descales, present participle descaling, simple past and past participle descaled)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    scale, unscale

Synonyms of descale

Forms of descale

third-person singular presentdescales
present participledescaling
past participledescaled
pastdescaled

Origin of descale

From de- + scale.

Words formed from descale

Questions about descale

What does descale mean?
Descale means to remove scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the inner surfaces of boilers etc.
What part of speech is descale?
Descale is a verb.
What is the past tense of descale?
The past tense of descale is descaled.

Words near descale in the dictionary

  1. desc
  2. desc.
  3. descabello
  4. descabellos
  5. descalcified
  6. descale
  7. descaled
  8. descaler
  9. descalers
  10. descales
  11. descaling

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