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   desquamate

   /ˈdɛskwəmeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. (of a layer of cells, e.g. of the skin) come off in scales or flakes: "the pustules eventually dry and the skin desquamates"

   Word Origin early 18th century (in the sense ‘remove the scales from’): from Latin desquamat- ‘scaled’, from the verb desquamare, from de- ‘away from’ + squama ‘a scale’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. desquamation noun
   • 2. desquamative adjective

   Scrabble Points: 22

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • S

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   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • A

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   • M

     3

   • A

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   • T

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   • E

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