descale
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descale
(ˌdiːˈskeɪl)vb (tr)
(Chemistry) to remove the hard deposit formed by chemicals in water from (a kettle, pipe, etc)
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descale
Past participle: descaled
Gerund: descaling
| Imperative |
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| descale |
| descale |
| Present |
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| I descale |
| you descale |
| he/she/it descales |
| we descale |
| you descale |
| they descale |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I descaled |
| you descaled |
| he/she/it descaled |
| we descaled |
| you descaled |
| they descaled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am descaling |
| you are descaling |
| he/she/it is descaling |
| we are descaling |
| you are descaling |
| they are descaling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have descaled |
| you have descaled |
| he/she/it has descaled |
| we have descaled |
| you have descaled |
| they have descaled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was descaling |
| you were descaling |
| he/she/it was descaling |
| we were descaling |
| you were descaling |
| they were descaling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had descaled |
| you had descaled |
| he/she/it had descaled |
| we had descaled |
| you had descaled |
| they had descaled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will descale |
| you will descale |
| he/she/it will descale |
| we will descale |
| you will descale |
| they will descale |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have descaled |
| you will have descaled |
| he/she/it will have descaled |
| we will have descaled |
| you will have descaled |
| they will have descaled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be descaling |
| you will be descaling |
| he/she/it will be descaling |
| we will be descaling |
| you will be descaling |
| they will be descaling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been descaling |
| you have been descaling |
| he/she/it has been descaling |
| we have been descaling |
| you have been descaling |
| they have been descaling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been descaling |
| you will have been descaling |
| he/she/it will have been descaling |
| we will have been descaling |
| you will have been descaling |
| they will have been descaling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been descaling |
| you had been descaling |
| he/she/it had been descaling |
| we had been descaling |
| you had been descaling |
| they had been descaling |
| Conditional |
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| I would descale |
| you would descale |
| he/she/it would descale |
| we would descale |
| you would descale |
| they would descale |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have descaled |
| you would have descaled |
| he/she/it would have descaled |
| we would have descaled |
| you would have descaled |
| they would have descaled |
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Verb 1. descale - remove the scales from; "scale fish"
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Translations
décalciner
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descale
vt → entkalken
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