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exfoliative

exfoliative adjective: that causes, or is accompanied by, exfoliation.

Adjective

exfoliative (comparative more exfoliative, superlative most exfoliative)

  1. That causes, or is accompanied by, exfoliation

Forms of exfoliative

comparativemore exfoliative
superlativemost exfoliative

Origin of exfoliative

From exfoliate + -ive.

Words formed from exfoliative

Phrases with exfoliative

Questions about exfoliative

What does exfoliative mean?
Exfoliative means that causes, or is accompanied by, exfoliation.
What part of speech is exfoliative?
Exfoliative is an adjective.

Words near exfoliative in the dictionary

  1. exfoliatin
  2. exfoliating
  3. exfoliatins
  4. exfoliation
  5. exfoliations
  6. exfoliative
  7. exfoliative cytologies
  8. exfoliative cytology
  9. exfoliator
  10. exfoliators
  11. exfoliatory

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