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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. peel off in scales;
- Example: "dry skin desquamates"
[syn: desquamate, peel off]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Desquamate \Des"qua*mate\, v. i. [L. desquamatus, p. p. of
   desquamare to scale off; de- + squama scale.] (Med.)
   To peel off in the form of scales; to scale off, as the skin
   in certain diseases.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

desquamate
    v 1: peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates" [syn:
         desquamate, peel off]