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decortification

decortification is the alternative form of decortication.

Meaning of decortication

Noun

decortication (countable and uncountable, plural decortications)

  1. The removal of the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of anything

Questions about decortification

What is decortification the alternative form of?
Decortification is the alternative form of decortication.

Words near decortification in the dictionary

  1. decorticating
  2. decortication
  3. decortications
  4. decorticator
  5. decorticators
  6. decortification
  7. decorum
  8. decorums
  9. decos
  10. decose
  11. decoses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: decortification (page history and authors); decortication (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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