come off in scales or layers

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• ex|fo|li|ate — «ehks FOH lee ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.i. 1. to come off in scales or layers; peel. 2. to become scaly or layered: »Gypsum exfoliates when placed before a blowpipe. 3. to throw off sc …   Useful english dictionary

• exfoliate — v.intr. 1 (of bone, the skin, a mineral, etc.) come off in scales or layers. 2 (of a tree) throw off layers of bark. Derivatives: exfoliation n. exfoliative adj. Etymology: LL exfoliare exfoliat (as EX (1), folium leaf) …   Useful english dictionary

• scale — scale1 scaleless, adj. scalelike, adj. /skayl/, n., v., scaled, scaling. n. 1. Zool. a. one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins. b. one of the hard, b …   Universalium

• scale — I. noun Etymology: Middle English scole, scale bowl, scale of a balance, from Old Norse skāl; akin to Old Norse skel shell more at shell Date: 14th century 1. a. either pan or tray of a balance b. a beam that is supported freely in the center and …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• exfoliate — exfoliative /eks foh lee ay tiv, euh tiv/, adj. /eks foh lee ayt /, v., exfoliated, exfoliating. v.t. 1. to throw off in scales, splinters, etc. 2. to remove the surface of (a bone, the skin, etc.) in scales or laminae. v.i. 3. to throw off… …   Universalium

• scale — I [[t]skeɪl[/t]] n. v. scaled, scal•ing 1) a) one of the thin flat horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins b) one of the hard bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the… …   From formal English to slang

• scale — I. /skeɪl / (say skayl) noun 1. one of the thin, flat, horny or hard plates that form the covering of certain animals, as fishes. 2. any thin plate like piece, lamina, or flake such as peels off from a surface. 3. Botany a. a small rudimentary… …  

• exfoliate — [c]/ɛksˈfoʊlieɪt / (say eks fohleeayt) verb (exfoliated, exfoliating) –verb (t) 1. to throw off in scales. 2. to remove dirt, dead skin, etc., from the surface of (human skin). –verb (i) 3. to throw off scales or flakes; peel off in thin… …  

• scale — 1. A standardized test for measuring psychological, personality, or behavioral characteristics. SEE ALSO: score, test. 2. SYN: squama. 3. A small thin plate of horny epithelium, resembling a fish s., cast off from the skin …   Medical dictionary

• Exfoliate — 1) To peal off scaly skin spontaneously. The skin exfoliates from the palms and soles in Kawasaki s disease and Reiter s syndrome. 2) To deliberately wear away the top layer of skin, as many be done gently by a facial technologist who is applying …   Medical dictionary

• exfoliate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Late Latin exfoliatus, past participle of exfoliare to strip of leaves, from Latin ex + folium leaf more at blade Date: 1612 transitive verb 1. to cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters 2. to remove the surface… …   New Collegiate Dictionary