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excortication

excortication noun: the act of stripping off bark, or a similar structure.

Noun

excortication (usually uncountable, plural excortications)

  1. (usually) The act of stripping off bark, or a similar structure
  2. (usually) The state of being stripped of bark, or something similar.

Synonyms of excortication

Forms of excortication

pluralexcortications

Origin of excortication

Compare French excortication.

Questions about excortication

What does excortication mean?
Excortication means the act of stripping off bark, or a similar structure.
What part of speech is excortication?
Excortication is a noun.
What is the plural of excortication?
The plural of excortication is excortications.

Words near excortication in the dictionary

  1. excorporations
  2. excorticate
  3. excorticated
  4. excorticates
  5. excorticating
  6. excortication
  7. excortications
  8. excos
  9. excosec
  10. excosecant
  11. excosecants

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