limescale

English

Etymology

lime +‎ scale

Noun

limescale (uncountable)

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

Translations

chalky deposit

Bashkir: шур (şur)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 水垢 (zh) (shuǐ gòu), 水鹼／水碱 (zh) (shuǐjiǎ), 水銹／水锈 (shuǐxiù)
Danish: kedelsten c, kalk (da) c
Dutch: kalkaanslag (nl)
Finnish: kalkkeuma, kalkkeutuma, kalkkiuma, kalkkiutuma
French: tartre (fr) m
German: Kesselstein m, Kalk (de) m
Hungarian: vízkő (hu)
Italian: calcare (it) m
Macedonian: бигор m (bigor)
Russian: на́кипь (ru) f (nákipʹ)
Spanish: sarro (es) m
Swedish: kalkavlagring c
Thai: ตะกรัน (th)

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