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desquamated

desquamated is the simple past and past participle of desquamate.

Meaning of desquamate

Verb

desquamate (third-person singular simple present desquamates, present participle desquamating, simple past and past participle desquamated)

  1. (transitive) To remove the scales from, to scale; (less narrowly) to peel.
  2. (intransitive) To come off in the form of scales, to scale.

Questions about desquamated

What is desquamated the simple past and past participle of?
Desquamated is the simple past and past participle of desquamate.

Words near desquamated in the dictionary

  1. despume
  2. despumed
  3. despuming
  4. despun
  5. desquamate
  6. desquamated
  7. desquamates
  8. desquamating
  9. desquamation
  10. desquamations
  11. desquamative

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