exfoliation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin
  2. noun a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

Etymology

From Latin exfoliare (to remove leaves).

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