exfoliant

English

Etymology

From exfoliate.

Noun

exfoliant (plural exfoliants)

1. An agent or substance used for the process of exfoliation

Translations

an agent or substance used for the process of exfoliation

• French: exfoliant (fr) m
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• Spanish: exfoliante (es) m

See also

• defoliant

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛks.fɔ.ljɑ̃/

Verb

exfoliant

1. present participle of exfolier

Adjective

exfoliant (feminine exfoliante, masculine plural exfoliants, feminine plural exfoliantes)

1. exfoliating; that causes exfoliation of the skin

Further reading

• “exfoliant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) exfoliant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of exfoliō