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Word: Desquamate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 18th century (in the sense ‘remove the scales from’): from Latin desquamat- ‘scaled’, from the verb desquamare, from de- ‘away from’ + squama ‘a scale’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɛskwəmeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a layer of cells, e.g. of the skin) come off in scales or flakes
Short Definition:of layer of cells come off in scales or flakes
Examples:- the pustules eventually dry and the skin desquamates
- desquamated cells
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