exfoliation

Plural: exfoliations

Noun

• the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin
  • "exfoliation is increased by sunburn"
• a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
• The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
• The removal of a layer of dead skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
• The loss of leaves from a plant.

Synonyms

scale, scurf

Related Words

exfoliant, foliate, foliation