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pickling

 noun


Definitions

  1. The chemical removal of surface oxides (scale) and other contaminants such as dirt from iron and steel by immersion in an aqueous acid solution. The most common pickling solutions are sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acids.

External Resources

Wikipedia: pickling


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