descaling in All languages combined

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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "removal scale from a boiler",
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            "feminine"
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          "sense": "removal scale from a boiler",
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          ],
          "word": "desincrustación"
        }
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "removal scale from a boiler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Entkalkung"
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"descaling" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [English]

Verb [English]

Inflected forms