Definition
Designed to prevent the buildup of mineral deposits or scale on surfaces, especially in plumbing and machinery.
Etymology
From anti- (against) + scale (from Old Norse skal, a cup or shell, referring to the crusty mineral buildup that resembles scales). This term emerged in the 20th century with modern industrial chemistry and water treatment technology.
Kelly Says
Hard water causes scale buildup because minerals like calcium and magnesium accumulate—antiscale products literally save billions in infrastructure damage, which is why water softeners are so common in areas with hard water.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንቲ-ሳሎን
an-tee-sa-lon
ARالعربية
مُقاوم للترسبات
muqā'im lil-tarasabāt
BNবাংলা
অন্যান্য
on-yon-ya
CACatalà
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
CSČeština
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
DADansk
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
DEDeutsch
Antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
ELΕλληνικά
αντι-κρυσταλλωτικό
an-tee-krista-llo-tiko
ESEspañol
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
FAفارسی
مخالفِ سُلُون
makhlaf-i-salon
FISuomi
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
FRFrançais
antiscalaire
an-tee-ska-lair
GUGU
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
HAHA
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
HEעברית
נגד קשקשים
negad kashashin
HIहिन्दी
एंटी-स्केल
an-tee-ska-le
HUMagyar
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
IDBahasa Indonesia
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
IGIG
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
ITItaliano
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
JA日本語
スケール防止剤
sū-ru-fu-shin-zai
KKKK
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
KMKM
អន្តរសាល
on-tra-saal
KO한국어
비점막제
bi-jeom-mak-je
MRMR
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
MSBahasa Melayu
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
MYမြန်မာ
အစိတ်စိတ်
a-siet-siet
NLNederlands
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
NONorsk
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
PAPA
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
PLPolski
przeciwkamienny
przeciw-ka-mien-ny
PTPortuguês
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
RORomână
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
RUРусский
противоизвестковый
protivo-izvest-ko-vyy
SVSvenska
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
SWKiswahili
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
TEతెలుగు
సాలూనర్
sa-loo-ner
THไทย
ป้องกันการสะสม
pong-gan ka-ra-sa-sam
TLTL
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
TRTürkçe
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
UKУкраїнська
проти-накипу
proti-na-kipu
URاردو
مخالفِ سُلُون
makhlaf-i-salon
VITiếng Việt
chống đóng cặn
chong dong can
YOYO
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le
ZUZU
antiscale
an-tee-ska-le