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DESQUAMATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
Synonyms:
desquamation; peeling; shedding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("desquamation" is a kind of...):
organic phenomenon ((biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals)
Derivation:
desquamate (peel off in scales)
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