limescalenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈlaɪm.skeɪl/us/ˈlaɪm.skeɪl/white material that collects inside water pipes, kettles, etc. in areas where the water is hard (= contains a lot of natural chemicals)
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Building: plumbing & pipes & sewage
- ballcock
- bleed
- cesspit
- cistern
- conduit
- culvert
- flush
- leakage
- mixer tap
- overflow
- pipeline
- piping
- plughole
- plumb
- siphon
- standpipe
- stopcock
- tubing
- U-bend
- washer
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