exfoliation
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin exfoliare (to remove leaves).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
[edit]exfoliation (countable and uncountable, plural exfoliations)
- The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
- The loss of leaves from a plant.
- (cosmetics) The removal of a layer of dead skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
Translations
[edit]the removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation
See also
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]exfoliation f (plural exfoliations)
Further reading
[edit]- “exfoliation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.