limescale

British  

/ ˈlaɪmskeɪl /

noun

1. Often shortened to: scale.  a flaky deposit left in containers such as kettles by the action of heat on water containing calcium salts

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Etymology

Origin of limescale

from _lime ¹ (sense 1) + _scale ¹ (sense 3)

Example Sentences

Hard water is caused by mineral buildup, which isn’t bad for your health but can create limescale on appliances like your water heater.

From Los Angeles Times

Zeng says that over time, these incrustants would build up like typical limescale, at which point they could be scrubbed away to remove the NMPs.

From Science Daily

This is a nuisance in households -- and an expensive problem in thermal power stations, for example those that generate electricity, where the formation of limescale is known as fouling.

From Science Daily

A research team from ETH Zurich and the University of California, Berkeley has now found a possible solution to this problem: a special limescale-repellent coating with microscopically small ridges that prevent the adhesion of limescale crystals.

From Science Daily

So the researchers, led by former ETH Professor Thomas Schutzius, took a close look at the interactions among individual growing limescale crystals, the surrounding water flow and the surface at the microscopic level.

From Science Daily