"limescale" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: lime + scale Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lime|scale}} lime + scale Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} limescale (uncountable)
  1. A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate found in kettles, washing machines etc., especially in a hard water area. Wikipedia link: limescale Tags: uncountable Translations (chalky deposit): шур (şur) (Bashkir), 水垢 (shuǐ gòu) (Chinese Mandarin), 水鹼 (Chinese Mandarin), 水碱 (shuǐjiǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), 水銹 (Chinese Mandarin), 水锈 (shuǐxiù) (Chinese Mandarin), kedelsten [common-gender] (Danish), kalk [common-gender] (Danish), kalkaanslag (Dutch), kalkkeuma (Finnish), kalkkeutuma (Finnish), kalkkiuma (Finnish), kalkkiutuma (Finnish), tartre [masculine] (French), Kesselstein [masculine] (German), Kalk [masculine] (German), vízkő (Hungarian), calcare [masculine] (Italian), бигор (bigor) [masculine] (Macedonian), на́кипь (nákipʹ) [feminine] (Russian), sarro [masculine] (Spanish), kalkavlagring [common-gender] (Swedish), ตะกรัน (Thai)

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