descale
verb
descale is spelled D-E-S-C-A-L-E: 7 letters. As a verb, descale means “To remove scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the inner surfaces of boilers etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in descale?
| Letters | 7: D-E-S-C-A-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of descale
- descales present, singular, he/she/it
- descaling participle, present
- descaled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does descale mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To remove scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the inner surfaces of boilers etc.
- 2
To remove the scales from a fish etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Descale in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | détartrer, désincruster |
| German | entkalken , entschuppen |
| Portuguese | desincrustar |
| Spanish | descalcificar, desincrustar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does descale come from?
From de- + scale.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).