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liˈeɪ noun
1.
the act, state, or process of exfoliating.
2.
the state of being exfoliated.
3.
something that is exfoliated or scaled off.
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exfoliate (ɛksˈfəʊlɪˌeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to wash (a part of the body) with a granular cosmetic preparation in order to remove dead cells from the skin's surface |
| 2. | (of bark, skin, etc) to peel off in (layers, flakes, or scales) |
| 3. | (intr) (of rocks or minerals) to shed the thin outermost layer because of weathering or heating |
| 4. | (of some minerals, esp mica) to split or cause to split into thin flakes: a factory to exfoliate vermiculite |
| [C17: from Late Latin exfoliāre to strip off leaves, from Latin folium leaf] | |
| exfoli'ation | |
| —n | |
| ex'foliative | |
| —adj | |
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Medical Dictionary
exfoliation ex·fo·li·a·tion (ěks-fō'lē-ā'shən)
n.
Detachment and shedding of superficial cells of an epithelium or a tissue surface.
Scaling or desquamation of the horny layer of epidermis.
Loss of deciduous teeth following physiological loss of root structure.
Extrusion of permanent teeth as a result of disease or loss of opposing teeth.
ex·fo'li·ate' v.
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Science Dictionary
| exfoliation (ěks-fō'lē-ā'shən) Pronunciation Key
The process in which layers of tissue peel or are peeled off an organism, such as the distinctive ways in which bark peels off a tree in strips or flakes. |
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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exfoliation
separation of successive thin shells, or spalls, from massive rock such as granite or basalt; it is common in regions that have moderate rainfall. The thickness of individual sheet or plate may be from a few millimetres to a few metres.
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Human skin is also subjected to abrasion in the form of exfoliation.
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