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exfoliate
[ eks-foh-lee-eyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to throw off in scales, splinters, etc.
- to remove the surface of (a bone, the skin, etc.) in scales or laminae.
verb (used without object)
- to throw off scales or flakes; peel off in thin fragments:
The bark of some trees exfoliates.
- 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.
- Medicine/Medical. to separate and come off in scales, as scaling skin or any structure separating in flakes.
exfoliate
/ ɛˈəʊɪˌɪ /
verb
- tr to wash (a part of the body) with a granular cosmetic preparation in order to remove dead cells from the skin's surface
- (of bark, skin, etc) to peel off in (layers, flakes, or scales)
- intr (of rocks or minerals) to shed the thin outermost layer because of weathering or heating
- (of some minerals, esp mica) to split or cause to split into thin flakes
a factory to exfoliate vermiculite
Derived Forms
- ˈڴDZپ, adjective
- ˌڴDZˈپDz, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ڴ···پ [eks-, foh, -lee-ey-tiv, -, uh, -tiv], adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of exfoliate1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of exfoliate1
Example Sentences
"I have to undergo a lot of treatment every day, which takes three to five hours and involves bath emollients, creaming and exfoliating," she said.
Such exfoliated samples can be quite clean and free from impurities that would otherwise interfere with graphene's desirable properties.
"Specifically, we have provided high-quality exfoliated flakes tailored to their requests, and we worked together closely to optimize the exfoliation conditions for their materials. This partnership has significantly enhanced their sample fabrication process."
For several years, the researchers have had titanium gold carbide without knowing how the gold can be exfoliated or panned out, so to speak.
Writer-director Sofia Coppola exfoliates the lust for celebrity lifestyles that often powers theft, even at its most haphazard and uncoordinated.
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