scale, descale
(verb) remove the scales from; “scale fish”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
descale (third-person singular simple present descales, present participle descaling, simple past and past participle descaled)
To remove scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the inner surfaces of boilers etc.
To remove the scales from a fish etc.
Synonym: scale
• seedlac
Source: Wiktionary
13 June 2025
(noun) an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; “the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
