exfoliation

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin exfoliare (to remove leaves).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

exfoliation (countable and uncountable, plural exfoliations)

1. The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
2. The loss of leaves from a plant.
3. The removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.

Translations

the removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 去角質／去角质 (qùjiǎozhì), 去角质 (qùjiǎozhì, qùjiǎozhí)

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• French: exfoliation (fr) f

See also

• exfoliant
• foliate
• foliation

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French

Pronunciation

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Noun

exfoliation f (plural exfoliations)

1. exfoliation

Further reading

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