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exfoliation

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exfoliation [eks‚fō·lē′ā·shən]
(geology)
(medicine)
The separation of bone or other tissue in thin layers.
A peeling and shedding of the horny layer of the skin.
(metallurgy)
Peeling off or separation of metal at its surface in the form of thin, parallel scales or lamellae.
(petrology)
The breaking off of thin concentric shells, sheets, scales, plates, and so on, from a rock mass; measuring less than a centimeter to several meters in thickness, the loosened rock is spalled, peeled, or stripped.
(science and technology)
Flaking away or peeling off in scales.


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Oily skin can benefit from weekly exfoliation, but don't overdo it.
Incomplete exfoliation can result in non-uniform properties and weak spots in a nanocomposite.
A native of Southern California, Sheri's first spa experience was in a traditional Turkish bath outside Istanbul: It was a decidedly no-frills exfoliation treatment in which she was rubbed raw and red as a beet.
 
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