"antiscalant" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: antiscalants [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + scale + -ant. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|anti|scale|ant}} anti- + scale + -ant Head templates: {{en-noun}} antiscalant (plural antiscalants)
  1. (chemistry) Material preventing or slowing scaling of a surface. Synonyms: scale control additive

Inflected forms

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