What does "exfoliate" mean?
Exfoliate: (Min.) To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales at the result of heat or decomposition.
Additional senses
- 2.To remove scales, laminæ, or splinters from the surface of.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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