exfoliant

English

Etymology

From exfoliate.

Noun

exfoliant (plural exfoliants)

1. An agent or substance used for the process of exfoliation

   Synonyms: exfoliator, scrub

Translations

an agent or substance used for the process of exfoliation

• Afrikaans: afskilferaar
• French: exfoliant (fr) m
• Spanish: exfoliante (es) m, exfoliador m

See also

• defoliant

Further reading

• “exfoliant”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “exfoliant”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “exfoliant”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “exfoliant”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

Catalan

Verb

exfoliant

1. gerund of exfoliar

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛks.fɔ.ljɑ̃/

Participle

exfoliant

1. present participle of exfolier

Adjective

exfoliant (feminine exfoliante, masculine plural exfoliants, feminine plural exfoliantes)

1. exfoliating; that causes exfoliation of the skin

Further reading

• “exfoliant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Verb

exfoliant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of exfoliō