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Pronunciation : Ex*fo"li*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. exfoliare to strip of leaves; ex out, from + folium leaf.]
Definition : 1. To separate and come off in scales or lamin?, as pieces of carious bone or of bark.

2. (Min.)

Defn: To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales at the result of heat or decomposition.

i. [imp. & p. p. Exfoliated; p. pr. & vb. n. Exfoliating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ex*fo"li*ate v. t.
Definition : Defn: To remove scales, lamin?, or splinters from the surface of.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913