incrustator

English

Noun

incrustator (plural incrustators)

1. (archaic) A device for preventing the buildup of sediment in a boiler.

   Synonym: anti-incrustator

   • 1892, The Ironmonger: Builders Merchant and Hardwareman, page 77:

     […] the Incrustator in the boiler prevents any deposit of "fur" whatever. The Incrustator itself becomes laden with deposit, and when removed weighs more pounds than it originally weighed ounces.

Latin

Verb

incrustātor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of incrustō