des|qua|mate

des|qua|mate
des|qua|mate «DEHS kwuh mayt», intransitive verb, -mat|ed, -mat|ing.
to come off in scales, as the epidermis in certain diseases; peel off.
[< Latin dēsquāmāre (with English -ate1) < dē- off + squāma scale (of a fish, etc.)]

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  • qua — ad·e·qua·cy; ad·e·qua·tion; ad·e·qua·tive; ana·qua; an·ti·qua·tion; chau·tau·qua; chin·qua·pin; col·li·qua·tion; des·qua·mate; des·qua·ma·tive; des·qua·ma·to·ry; eli·qua·tion; ex·e·qua·tur; kwal·hi·o·qua; li·qua·tion; lo·qua·cious;… …   English syllables

  • mate — ac·cli·mate; ap·prox·i·mate·ly; au·to·mate; car·ba·mate; case·mate; cen·tes·i·mate; cin·na·mate; col·li·mate; cope·mate; cre·mate; cyc·la·mate; cy·clos·to·mate; dec·i·mate; de·phleg·mate; de·plu·mate; des·pu·mate; des·qua·mate; epon·y·mate;… …   English syllables

  • desquamate — des·qua·mate …   English syllables

  • desquamate — des•qua•mate [[t]ˈdɛs kwəˌmeɪt[/t]] v. i. mat•ed, mat•ing pat to peel off in scales • Etymology: 1720–30; < L dēsquāmātus, ptp. of dēsquāmāre to remove scales from. See de , squamate des qua•ma′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Desquamate — To shed the outer layers of the skin. Although it may sound somewhat fishy, the word “desquamate” comes from the Latin “desquamare” meaning “to scrape the scales off a fish.” * * * To shred, peel, or scale off, as the casting off of the epidermis …   Medical dictionary

  • Desquamate — Des qua*mate, v. i. [L. desquamatus, p. p. of desquamare to scale off; de + squama scale.] (Med.) To peel off in the form of scales; to scale off, as the skin in certain diseases. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • -dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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