The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
desquamate — [des′kwə māt΄, di skwā′māt΄] vi. desquamated, desquamating [< L desquamatus, pp. of desquamare, to scale off < de , off + squama, a scale, SQUAMA] to fall off in scales; peel off: said esp. of the top layer of skin or mucous membrane… … English World dictionary
Desquamate — To shed the outer layers of the skin. Although it may sound somewhat fishy, the word “desquamate” comes from the Latin “desquamare” meaning “to scrape the scales off a fish.” * * * To shred, peel, or scale off, as the casting off of the epidermis … Medical dictionary
desquamate — intransitive verb ( mated; mating) Etymology: Latin desquamatus, past participle of desquamare to scale, from de + squama scale Date: 1828 to peel off in scales • desquamation noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
desquamate — desquamation, n. /des kweuh mayt /, v.i., desquamated, desquamating. Pathol. to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off. [1720 30; < L desquamatus (ptp. of desquamare to remove scales from). See DE , SQUAMATE] * * * … Universalium
desquamate — verb To shed or peel See Also: desquamation … Wiktionary
desquamate — des·qua·mate || deskwÉ™meɪt v. fall off in scales, peel off … English contemporary dictionary
desquamate — [ dɛskwəmeɪt] verb (of a layer of cells) come off in scales or flakes. Derivatives desquamation noun desquamative skwamətɪv adjective Origin C18 (earlier (ME) as desquamation): from L. desquamat , desquamare remove the scales from … English new terms dictionary
desquamate — des·qua·mate … English syllables
desquamate — des•qua•mate [[t]ˈdɛs kwəˌmeɪt[/t]] v. i. mat•ed, mat•ing pat to peel off in scales • Etymology: 1720–30; < L dēsquāmātus, ptp. of dēsquāmāre to remove scales from. See de , squamate des qua•ma′tion, n … From formal English to slang
desquamate — /ˈdɛskwəmeɪt/ (say deskwuhmayt) verb (i) (desquamated, desquamating) Pathology to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off. {Latin dēsquāmātus, past participle, scaled off} –desquamation /dɛskwəˈmeɪʃən/ (say deskwuh mayshuhn) …
