LIMESCALE meaning: Mineral buildup from hard water - OneLook

Usually means: Mineral buildup from hard water.

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limescale: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
limescale: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
limescale: Collins English Dictionary
limescale: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
limescale: Wiktionary
Limescale: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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▸ noun: A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate found in kettles, washing machines etc., especially in a hard water area.

Similar:

scale, lime, calcia, milkstone, cream of lime, milk of lime, limesand, slaked lime, quicklime, quick lime, more...

Opposite:

anti-limescale, descaler, decalcifier

Types:

white, green, more...

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Similar:

scale, lime, calcia, milkstone, cream of lime, milk of lime, limesand, slaked lime, quicklime, quick lime, more...

Opposite:

anti-limescale, descaler, decalcifier

Types:

white, green, more...

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