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descale

verb

Meaning

  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.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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