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Word: Decorticate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Latin decorticat- ‘stripped of its bark’, from the verb decorticare, from de- (expressing removal) + cortex, cortic- ‘bark’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
diːˈkɔːtɪkeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
remove the bark, rind, or husk from
Short Definition:remove bark, rind, or husk from
Examples:- tamarind seeds were cleaned, roasted, decorticated, and pulverized
Definition:
subject to surgical decortication.
Short Definition:subject to surgical decortication
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