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Exfoliative

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ex·fo·li·ate  (ks-fl-t)
v. ex·fo·li·at·ed, ex·fo·li·at·ing, ex·fo·li·ates
v.tr.
1. To remove (a layer of bark or skin, for example) in flakes or scales; peel.
2. To cast off in scales, flakes, or splinters.
v.intr.
To come off or separate into flakes, scales, or layers.
[Latin exfolire, exfolit-, to strip of leaves : ex-, ex- + folium, leaf; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots.]
ex·foli·ation n.
ex·foli·ative adj.
ex·foli·ator n.
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