incrustation

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The three-month cleaning project involved removing mould and calcium incrustations.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024

During the restoration of the 17th-century work, specialists removed incrustations on the glass that filters the light, rendering the scene even more dramatic.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2021

A gray knit looked like cracked stone from Death Valley and incrustations of crystal glowing like lava, suggesting the wilder side of nature.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2012

A cathode or negative electric action set up in corroded objects liberated oxygen from the incrustations and brought them back to their original metallic condition.

From Time Magazine Archive

If the deposits or incrustations are very tenacious, the use of a dilute solution of hydrochloric acid may be resorted to.

From Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines by Mathot, R. E.