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1. (v.i.) desquamate
to peel off in scales.

Etymology: (1720–30; < L dēsquāmātus, ptp. of dēsquāmāre to remove scales from. See de -, squamate)

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1. (verb) desquamate, peel off
peel off in scales
"dry skin desquamates"

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1. (verb) desquamate
to peel off in the form of scales; to scale off, as the skin in certain diseases

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