11 Letter Words for Exfoliative
exfoliative
9 Letter Words for Exfoliative
exfoliate
8 Letter Words for Exfoliative
aviolite, axiolite, fixative, floative
7 Letter Words for Exfoliative
elative, elevato, elixate, evolate, exitial, faveoli, filiate, flative, flexive, foliate, foveate, foxtail, ilvaite, leifite, oxalite, telefax, televox, violate
6 Letter Words for Exfoliative
alvite, etoile, exalte, exolve, fetial, filate, filite, fixate, fixive, flaite, folate, fotive, foveae, foveal, foxite, iolite, lative, leafit, levite, lixive, oflete, oleate, olivet, olivia, oxeate, oxtail, tivoli, tofile, toivel, valete, velate, veleta, violet, vitial
5 Letter Words for Exfoliative
aioli, aleft, aleve, alfet, aliet, alife, alite, alive, aloft, atelo, atlee, atole, avile, axile, axite, elate, elite, elvet, evite, exalt, exeat, exile, exite, extol, fatil, favel, felix, fetal, filao, filea, filet, fixit, flavo, fleet, flexo, flite, float, floit, flota, flote, foeti, folia, folie, fovea, foxie, ixtle, laeti, latex, leave, lefte, levet, lexia, lieve, litai, loave, lovat, lovee, loxia, oelet, oliva, olive, ovate, ovile, talio, taxol, teave, telex, telia, teloi, tilia, toile, valet, veale, velte, vexil, viola, vitae, vital, vitex, voila, voile, volae, volet, volta, volte, volti, votal, voxel
4 Letter Words for Exfoliative
aiel, aile, alee, alef, alif, alii, aloe, alto, aoli, atef, atle, atli, avie, axel, axil, axle, eale, eave, eila, elev, elix, elve, eole, eval, evet, evil, evoe, exit, exla, exta, fail, fait, faix, falx, fate, fave, favi, feal, feat, feel, feet, feil, fele, felt, feta, fete, fiat, fiel, fila, file, fili, filo, filt, five, fixe, fixt, flat, flav, flax, flea, flee, flet, flex, flit, flix, floe, flot, foal, foil, fole, ilea, ilex, ilia, ilot, iota, itai, ital, itel, ixia, laet, laft, lait, late, lati, lave, leaf, leat, leef, leet, left, lete, leto, leva, leve, levi, levo, lief, life, lifo, lift, lite, liti, live, loaf, loft, lota, lote, loti, love, olea, otxi, oval, oxea, tael, tail, tale, tali, tave, taxi, teal, teel, teil, tela, tele, teli, tiao, tile, toea, toil, tola, tole, toxa, vail, vale, vali, veal, veil, vela, vele, velo, veta, veto, vext, vial, vila, vile, viol, vita, vite, vlei, voet, vola, vole, volt, vota, vote, xvii
3 Letter Words for Exfoliative
aft, ail, ait, aix, ale, alf, alo, alt, ate, ave, avo, eat, eel, efl, eft, ela, elf, eli, elt, eof, eta, eve, ext, fao, fat, fax, fee, fei, fet, fie, fil, fit, fix, flo, flt, foe, fol, fot, fox, iao, ife, ile, ilo, iof, ita, iva, ive, lai, lao, lat, lav, lax, lea, lee, lei, leo, let, lev, lex, lie, lif, lit, loa, loe, lof, lot, lox, oaf, oat, oft, oie, oii, oil, ola, ole, ova, tai, tal, tao, tav, tax, tea, tee, tef, tel, tex, tie, til, tlo, toa, toe, toi, tol, tov, tox, vae, val, vat, vax, vee, vei, vel, vet, vex, via, vie, vii, vil, vlf, voe, vol, vox, xat, xii, xiv, xvi
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
