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incrustator

incrustator noun: a device for preventing the buildup of sediment in a boiler.

Noun

incrustator (plural incrustators)

  1. (archaic) A device for preventing the buildup of sediment in a boiler.
    • […] the Incrustator in the boiler prevents any deposit of "fur" whatever. The Incrustator itself becomes laden with deposit, and when removed weighs more pounds than it originally weighed ounces.1892, The Ironmonger: Builders Merchant and Hardwareman, page 77

Synonyms of incrustator

Forms of incrustator

pluralincrustators

Questions about incrustator

What does incrustator mean?
Incrustator means a device for preventing the buildup of sediment in a boiler.
What part of speech is incrustator?
Incrustator is a noun.
What is the plural of incrustator?
The plural of incrustator is incrustators.

Words near incrustator in the dictionary

  1. incrustant
  2. incrustants
  3. incrustate
  4. incrustation
  5. incrustations
  6. incrustator
  7. incrustators
  8. incrusted
  9. incrusting
  10. incrustive
  11. incrustment

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