desquamate

Verb

Meaning

To peel off in the form of scales; to scale off, as the skin in certain diseases.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

peel off flay peel flake hull scale skin strip chip shed blister laminate sliver pare defoliate
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Antonyms

cleave number whole continue cover develop
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Hypernyms

slough moult shed molt exuviate

Related terms

desquamation desquamative desquamatory

Examples

dry skin desquamates Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

despumate despumation despume desquamation desquamative desquamatory