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Descale

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To remove scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the inner surfaces of boilers etc.
  2. 2
    remove the scales from wordnet
  3. 3
    To remove the scales from a fish etc.

Etymology

From de- + scale.

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