exfoliant

English

Etymology

From exfoliate.

Noun

exfoliant (plural exfoliants)

An agent or substance used for the process of exfoliation

Translations

an agent or substance used for the process of exfoliation

French: exfoliant (fr) m

Spanish: exfoliante (es) m

See also

defoliant

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛks.fɔ.ljɑ̃/

Verb

exfoliant

present participle of exfolier

Adjective

exfoliant (feminine singular exfoliante, masculine plural exfoliants, feminine plural exfoliantes)

exfoliating; that causes exfoliation of the skin

Further reading

“exfoliant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

exfōliant

third-person plural present active indicative of exfōliō

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