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Definitions for Exfoliative
[1] to throw off in scales, splinters, etc.
[2] to remove the surface of (a bone, the skin, etc.) in scales or laminae.
[3] to throw off scales or flakes; peel off in thin fragments: The bark of some trees exfoliates.
[4] Geology . to split or swell into a scaly aggregate, as certain minerals when heated. to separate into rudely concentric layers or sheets, as certain rocks during weathering.
[5] Medicine/Medical . to separate and come off in scales, as scaling skin or any structure separating in flakes.
[6] (tr) to wash (a part of the body) with a granular cosmetic preparation in order to remove dead cells from the skin's surface
[7] (of bark, skin, etc) to peel off in (layers, flakes, or scales)
[8] (intr) (of rocks or minerals) to shed the thin outermost layer because of weathering or heating
[9] (of some minerals, esp mica) to split or cause to split into thin flakes a factory to exfoliate vermiculite
Words nearby Exfoliative
exfoliateexeter, exeunt, exeunt omnes, exfiltrate, exfoliant, exfoliate, exfoliation, exfoliative, exfoliative cytology, exfoliative dermatitis, exfoliative gastritis
Origin of Exfoliative
e1605–15; < Late Latin exfoliātus past participle of exfoliāre to strip off leaves. See ex-1, foliate
Other words from Exfoliative
ex·fo·li·a·tive [eks-foh -lee-ey-tiv, -uh -tiv] /ɛksˈfoʊ liˌeɪ tɪv, -ə tɪv/ , adjective
Word origin for Exfoliative
eC17: from Late Latin exfoliāre to strip off leaves, from Latin folium leaf