What is an incrustation deposit on the inside of a vessel in which water is heated, as a steam boiler called?
scale — An incrustation deposit on the inside of a vessel in which water is heated, as a steam boiler. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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