exfoliation

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin
- exfoliation is increased by sunburn
• Derivationally related forms:
exfoliate
• Hypernyms:
organic phenomenon
2. a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
• Syn:
scale, scurf
• Derivationally related forms:
exfoliate
• Hypernyms:
bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap
• Hyponyms:
dander, dandruff

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  scale, scurf