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  • 101desquamate — [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… …

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  • 102flake — I. n. Scale, lamina, layer. II. v. n. Scale, scale off, come off in flakes …

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  • 103exfoliate — Synonyms and related words: arrange in layers, breach, break, burst, bust, check, chip, crack, delaminate, desquamate, fissure, flake, flake off, fracture, laminate, lay down, lay up, layer, peel, rupture, scale, scale off, snap, split, stratify …

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  • 104flake — Synonyms and related words: aliene, arrange in layers, avalanche, band, bar, bedlamite, bespangle, bespeckle, bespot, bit, blizzard, blotch, borderline case, character, check, checker, chip, collapse, crackbrain, crackpot, crank, crystal,… …

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  • 105exfoliate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. scale, flake, peel; see shed . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. flake off, scale off, peel …

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  • 106Exfoliate — 1) To peal off scaly skin spontaneously. The skin exfoliates from the palms and soles in Kawasaki s disease and Reiter s syndrome. 2) To deliberately wear away the top layer of skin, as many be done gently by a facial technologist who is applying …

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  • 107exfoliate — v. n. Scale off, shell off, peel off, fall off in scales …

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  • 108Rallycross — For the PlayStation videogame based on this autosport, see Rally Cross. Rallycross is a form of sprint style automobile racing, held on a closed mixed surface racing circuit, with modified production or specially built road cars, similar to the… …

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  • 109Common Octopus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …

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  • 110exfoliate — [v] peel desquamate, doff, flake off, scale off, shed; concepts 142,176,211 …

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