descale

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descale

verb descales · descaling · descaled

To remove scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the inner surfaces of boilers etc.
To remove the scales from a fish etc.
Similar: scale, unscale

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verb remove scale from a boiler

Español	descalcificar, desincrustar
中文	去垢 qùgòu
Português	desincrustar
Français	détartrer, désincruster
Deutsch	entkalken

verb remove the scales from a fish

中文	去鱗 /去鳞 qùlín
Deutsch	entschuppen

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@misc{descale_2026,
  title = {descale},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/descale},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}