exfoliation

Significado (Inglês)

1. (countable, uncountable) The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
2. (countable, uncountable) The removal of a layer of dead skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
3. (countable, uncountable) The loss of leaves from a plant.

Conceitos

exfoliação

esfoliação

descamação

Sinônimos

scale

scurf

sheeting

peeling

flaking

scaling

spallation

spalling

stripping

breaking-off

shedding of cells

flaking off

epidermal desquamation

membranous desquamation

dander

sheet jointing

dandruff

denudation

desquamation

excoriation

Traduções

exfoliation

exfoliación

esfoliazione

gommage

peeling

αποφολίδωση

écaille

Abblätterung

تفلس

Exfoliation

desquamazione

Abblättern

exfoliatie

Etimologia (Inglês)

From Latin exfoliare (to remove leaves).