| Pronunciation: | | 'deskwu`meyt
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[v] peel off in scales; of skin |
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DESQUAMATE is a 10 letter word that starts with D. |
| | Synonyms: | | peel off |
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| | See Also: | | exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Des"qua*mate\, v. i. [L. desquamatus, p. p. of
desquamare to scale off; de- + squama scale.] (Med.)
To peel off in the form of scales; to scale off, as the skin
in certain diseases.
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