Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antiscalant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-s-calant
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Material preventing or slowing scaling of a surface.

Example Sentences

"Antiscalants inhibit scaling by one or more of the following mechanisms: threshold effect which keeps scalant ions in solution, crystal distortion by absorbing onto the crystal surface at active sites preventing further growth, and finally by dispersancy where a surface charge is added onto the crystals so that they repel one another, reducing their ability to adhere to each other and equipment surfaces, hence, they remain in solution."

Etymology

From anti- + scale + -ant.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti
Suffix: scale

Inflected Forms

antiscalants (plural)

Synonyms

scale control additive

Questions

What does antiscalant mean?: Material preventing or slowing scaling of a surface.
Where does antiscalant come from?: From anti- + scale + -ant.

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