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limescale

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate found in kettles, washing machines etc., especially in a hard water area.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From lime + scale.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bashkir: шур (şur) — chalky deposit
  • Belarusian: на́кіп (nákip) — chalky deposit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水垢 (shuǐ gòu) — chalky deposit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水鹼 /水碱 (shuǐjiǎ) — chalky deposit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水銹 /水锈 (shuǐxiù) — chalky deposit
  • Danish: kedelsten — chalky deposit
  • Danish: kalk — chalky deposit
  • Dutch: kalkaanslag — chalky deposit
  • Finnish: kalkkeuma — chalky deposit
  • Finnish: kalkkeutuma — chalky deposit
  • Finnish: kalkkiuma — chalky deposit
  • Finnish: kalkkiutuma — chalky deposit
  • French: tartre — chalky deposit
  • German: Kesselstein — chalky deposit
  • German: Kalk — chalky deposit
  • Hungarian: vízkő — chalky deposit
  • Italian: calcare — chalky deposit
  • Macedonian: бигор (bigor) — chalky deposit
  • Polish: osad — chalky deposit
  • Polish: kamień — chalky deposit
  • Russian: на́кипь (nákipʹ) — chalky deposit
  • Spanish: sarro — chalky deposit
  • Swedish: kalkavlagring — chalky deposit
  • Thai: ตะกรัน — chalky deposit
  • Turkish: küfeki — chalky deposit
  • Ukrainian: на́кип (nákyp) — chalky deposit