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desquamate
des·qua·mate
[
déskwə màyt
]
(
past and past participle
des·qua·mat·ed
,
present participle
des·qua·mat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
des·qua·mates
)
verb
Definition:
1.
intransitive verb
scale or peel off:
to flake or peel off naturally in small pieces
(
refers especially to skin
)
2.
transitive verb
remove layer of skin:
to remove a thin layer of skin, especially as a treatment for acne
[
Early 18th century. < Latin
desquamat-
, past participle of
desquamare
"scale off" <
squama
"scale"
]
des·qua·ma·tion
[
dèskwə máysh'n
]
noun
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des·qua·ma·tion [ dèskwə máysh'n ] noun
