des|qua|ma|tion

des|qua|ma|tion
des|qua|ma|tion «DEHS kwuh MAY shuhn», noun.
1. a coming off in scales; peeling: »

the desquamation following a bad sunburn.

2. a thing that comes off in scales.

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