exfoliation
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin exfoliare (to remove leaves).
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
editexfoliation (countable and uncountable, plural exfoliations)
- The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
- The loss of leaves from a plant.
- (cosmetics) The removal of a layer of dead skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
Translations
editthe removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation
See also
editFrench
editPronunciation
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Noun
editexfoliation f (plural exfoliations)
Further reading
edit- “exfoliation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.