01 v. i. To separate and come off in scales or laminæ, as pieces of carious bone or of bark.
imp. & p. p.
Exfoliated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Exfoliating
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1.
To separate and come off in scales or laminæ, as pieces of carious bone or of bark.
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2.
To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales at the result of heat or decomposition.(Min.)