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desquamates

desquamates is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 desquamates

What is desquamates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Desquamates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of desquamate.

Words near desquamates in the dictionary

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

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