exfoliator

ex·fo·li·ate

 (ĕks-fō′lē-āt′)

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.

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[Latin exfoliāre, exfoliāt-, to strip of leaves : ex-, ex- + folium, leaf; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

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ex·fo′li·a′tion n.

ex·fo′li·a′tive adj.

ex·fo′li·a′tor n.

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exfoliator

(ɛksˈfəʊlɪˌeɪtə)

n

(Biology) another name for exfoliant

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