Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
DESQUAMATION
desquamation, peeling, shedding
(noun) loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
desquamation (countable and uncountable, plural desquamations)
(medical) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
Source: Wiktionary
Des`qua*ma"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. desquamation.] (Med.)
Definition: The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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