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Definition of descale verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

descale

verb
 
/ˌdiːˈskeɪl/
 
/ˌdiːˈskeɪl/
(British English)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they descale
 
/ˌdiːˈskeɪl/
 
/ˌdiːˈskeɪl/
he / she / it descales
 
/ˌdiːˈskeɪlz/
 
/ˌdiːˈskeɪlz/
past simple descaled
 
/ˌdiːˈskeɪld/
 
/ˌdiːˈskeɪld/
past participle descaled
 
/ˌdiːˈskeɪld/
 
/ˌdiːˈskeɪld/
-ing form descaling
 
/ˌdiːˈskeɪlɪŋ/
 
/ˌdiːˈskeɪlɪŋ/
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  1. descale something to remove the scale (= the hard white material left on pipes, etc. by water when it is heated) from something
trait
noun
 
 
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