Meaning of SHEDDING
Pronunciation: | | sh'eding
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- [n] loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
- [n] the process whereby something is shed
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| Synonyms: | | desquamation, peeling, sloughing |
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| See Also: | | abscission, biological process, ecdysis, molt, molting, moult, moulting, organic phenomenon, organic process | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Shed"ding\, n.
1. The act of shedding, separating, or casting off or out;
as, the shedding of blood.
2. That which is shed, or cast off. [R.] --Wordsworth.
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