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desquamating

desquamating is the present participle and gerund 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 desquamating

What is desquamating the present participle and gerund of?
Desquamating is the present participle and gerund of desquamate.

Words near desquamating in the dictionary

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

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