descaled
past simple and past participle ofdescale
descale
verb[T]
uk/ˌdiːˈskeɪl/us/ˌdiːˈskeɪl/toremovescale(= alayerof hardwhitematerial)from something:
Thewaterheaterneedsdescaling.
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scaleverb
Removing and extracting
- ablate
- abstract
- bowdlerization
- bowdlerized
- clear the decksidiom
- drain
- extract
- gougesomethingout
- letsomeonedown
- over-extraction
- pick
- pluck
- scoop
- scratch
- slice
- takesomethingaway
- unboxing
- undrained
- wipesomethingoffsomething
- yank
Examplesofdescaled
descaled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The data weredescaledto meet the criteria for assessing the goodness of fit (scaled deviance < 2).
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After heat treatment they aredescaledto remove any residue or by-products.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An 80 m wide auxiliary spillway was constructed, two new 900 mm butterfly valves installed and existing valvesdescaledand motorised.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For descaling, various acidic chemicals or brushes can be used or some heads have rubber-like jets that can be manuallydescaled.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is thendescaledwith rollers, sheared into blanks, and transferred through several successive forming stages, during which it is upset, preformed, final forged, and pierced (if necessary).
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- cost-allocation
- cost analysis
- cost-analysis
- cost-an-arm-and-a-leg
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