descaleverb [ T ]
uk/ˌdiːˈskeɪl/us/ˌdiːˈskeɪl/to remove scale (= a layer of hard white material) from something:
The water heater needs descaling.
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Removing and extracting
- ablate
- clear the decks idiom
- cream sth/sb off
- dislodge
- drainage
- extract
- gouge
- milk
- pull (sb/sth) out
- pull a gun, knife, etc. on sb idiom
- pump
- removable
- remove
- remover
- root
- rout
- scratch
- siphon
- syphon
- take sth away
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descaler
uk/ˌdiːˈskeɪlər/us/ˌdiːˈskeɪ.lɚ/
a substance used for descaling things