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descales

descales is the third-person singular simple present indicative of descale.

Meaning of descale

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

Questions about descales

What is descales the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Descales is the third-person singular simple present indicative of descale.

Words near descales in the dictionary

  1. descalcified
  2. descale
  3. descaled
  4. descaler
  5. descalers
  6. descales
  7. descaling
  8. descalings
  9. Descalzi
  10. descan
  11. descanning

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