Defn: Imperfect fetation in some organ exterior to the uterus; extra- uterine fetation. Hoblyn.
EXFOLIATE
Ex*fo"li*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Exfoliated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Exfoliating.] Etym: [L. exfoliare to strip of leaves; ex out, from +
folium leaf.]
1. To separate and come off in scales or laminæ, as pieces of carious bone or of bark.
2. (Min.)
Defn: To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales at the result of heat or decomposition.
EXFOLIATE
Ex*fo"li*ate v. t.
Defn: To remove scales, laminæ, or splinters from the surface of.
EXFOLIATION
Ex*fo`li*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. exfoliation.]
Defn: The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
EXFOLIATIVE
Ex*fo"li*a"tive, a. Etym: [Cf.F. exfoliatif.]