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incrostazione

encrustation

noun een-kroh-stah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Also means

scale

Usage Note

Incrostazione refers to a hard deposit of mineral scale (limescale on pipes, tartar on teeth) or the decorative inlay technique in art (incrostazioni di madreperla = mother-of-pearl inlays). The plural le incrostazioni is very common when describing limescale build-up. Do not confuse with intonaco (plaster).

Examples

"Le incrostazioni nel bollitore vanno rimosse."

Natural Translation

The scale deposits in the kettle need to be removed.

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