DESQUAMATE


Meaning of DESQUAMATE in English

[ 'dɛskwəmeɪt ]

■ verb (of a layer of cells) come off in scales or flakes.

Derivatives

desquamation noun

desquamative -'skwamətɪv adjective

Origin

C18 (earlier (ME) as desquamation ): from L. desquamat- , desquamare 'remove the scales from'.

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