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Answer for the clue "What produces reduction of scale in floods more frequently ", 14 letters:
water softener

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A water softener must be fitted after the supply to the drinking water so that this is left providing hard water for drinking. ▪ Benckiser is best known for its Calgon water softener . ▪ The second is to install a water softener ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A device which reduces the calcium and magnesium concentration of hard water by passing it through an ion exchange resin.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a substance (such as sodium chloride) that lessens the hardness of water by replacing calcium and magnesium ions with sodium ions and so gives the water more efficient sudsing power