DESQUAMATE
desquamate, peel off
(verb) peel off in scales; “dry skin desquamates”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
desquamate (third-person singular simple present desquamates, present participle desquamating, simple past and past participle desquamated)
(intransitive) To shed or peel.
Source: Wiktionary
Des"qua*mate, v. i. Etym: [L. desquamatus, p. p. of desquamare to scale off; de- + squama scale.] (Med.)
Definition: To peel off in the form of scales; to scale off, as the skin in certain diseases.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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