exfoliation English

Meaning exfoliation meaning

What does exfoliation mean?

exfoliation

— noun the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin exfoliation is increased by sunburn

— noun (= scale) a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

Synonyms exfoliation synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as exfoliation?

exfoliation English » English

scurf

scale

sheeting

peeling

flaking

stripping

spalling

spallation

sheet jointing

shedding of cells

scaling

membranous desquamation

flaking off

excoriation

epidermal desquamation

desquamation

denudation

dandruff

dander

breaking-off