Krätze — meaning in English

English meaning

• dross noun Rubbish or unwanted, impure material.
• mange noun A skin disease in mammals caused by burrowing mites, causing itching and hair loss.
• scabies noun A contagious skin condition caused by tiny mites burrowing under the skin, causing intense itching.

Senses

Krätze is used for these senses in English:

• dross Residue that forms as a scum on the surface of molten metal from oxidation.
• mange (veterinary medicine) A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).
• scabies (pathology) An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is easily transmissible from human to human; secondary skin infection may occur.

dross — full definition

1. noun Rubbish or unwanted, impure material.
2. noun A scum that forms on top of melted metal when it oxidizes.
3. noun Impurities found within metal.
4. noun Waste material left over from metalworking.

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