From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlimescalelime‧scale /ˈlaɪmskeɪl/ noun [uncountable] British English HCDHCa hard white or grey substance that forms on the inside of pipes, taps, and water containers
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limescale• The main enemy of these pumps is limescale, so consider a magnetic device on the feed into your pump.• There was a lot of limescale on the bath.• This unit removes calcium and magnesium from the water, preventing limescale from building up in the machine and on your tableware.• I just scrub and scrub, I've got all the limescale off the bath. 