pickling

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Synonyms: prickling, tickling, picking, sickling, fickling, hickling, piddling, piffling, tinkling, cackling, suckling

Antonyms: prickling, tickling, picking, sickling, fickling, hickling, piddling, piffling, tinkling, cackling, suckling

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Noun

1. An instance of [[processing]] something in [[brine]] or in [[vinegar]].
2. A process by which the oxide [[scale]] on steel (especially stainless steels) or other [[metallic]] objects is chemically removed by strong acids.

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|pickle||ing-form}}

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