EXFOLIATES
Verb
exfoliates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exfoliate
Source: Wiktionary
EXFOLIATE
Ex*fo"li*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Exfoliated; p. pr. & vb. n. Exfoliating.] Etym: [L. exfoliare to strip of leaves; ex out, from + folium leaf.]
1. To separate and come off in scales or laminæ, as pieces of carious bone or of bark.
2. (Min.)
Definition: To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales at the result of heat or decomposition.
Ex*fo"li*ate v. t.
Definition: To remove scales, laminæ, or splinters from the surface of.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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