exfoliation

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noun

The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.

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scalescurf
OriginLatin exfoliare →
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Meanings

nounexfoliation (countable and uncountable, plural exfoliations)

plural exfoliations

  1. countableuncountableThe scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
  2. countableuncountablecosmeticsThe removal of a layer of dead skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
  3. countableuncountablepossible misuseThe loss of leaves from a plant.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

Similar
scalescurf
Broader
bitchipflake
Also see
scalescurf

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinexfoliare
  2. Englishexfoliation

From Latin exfoliare (to remove leaves).

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Translations

Catalan exfoliació
  • exfoliacióthe removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation
Chinese Mandarin 去角質 /去角质
  • 去角質 /去角质 (qùjiǎozhì, qùjiǎozhí)the removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation
French exfoliation, peeling
  • exfoliationthe removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation
  • peelingthe removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation
German Peeling
  • Peelingthe removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation
Italian esfoliazione
  • esfoliazionethe removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation
Polish peeling, abrazja
  • peelingthe removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation
  • abrazjathe removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation
Portuguese esfoliação
  • esfoliaçãothe removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation
Russian пи́линг, эксфолиа́ция
  • пи́линг (píling)the removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation
  • эксфолиа́ция (eksfoliácija)the removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation
Spanish exfoliación
  • exfoliaciónthe removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with exfoliation

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APA

exfoliation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exfoliation

MLA

“exfoliation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exfoliation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exfoliation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exfoliation.

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