furfuration

furfuration
\\ˌfərf(y)əˈrāshən\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Latin furfur scurf + English -ation
: a scaling off (as of dandruff) : desquamation

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  • Furfuration — Fur fu*ra tion, n. [L. furfur bran, scurf.] Falling of scurf from the head; desquamation. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • furfuration — fur·fu·ra·tion …   English syllables

  • foliation — Synonyms and related words: accounting, census, counting, dactylonomy, delamination, desquamation, enumeration, exfoliation, flakiness, foliage, frondage, furfuration, inventorying, lamellation, lamination, leafage, leafiness, measurement,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • stratification — Synonyms and related words: analysis, arrangement, cataloging, categorization, classification, codification, delamination, desquamation, division, exfoliation, filing, flakiness, foliation, furfuration, grading, grouping, indexing, lamellation,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • furfur —   n. scurf.    ♦ furfuraceous, furfurous, a.    ♦ furfuration, n. falling of dandruff …   Dictionary of difficult words

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