exfoliant
English
Etymology
From exfoliate.
Noun
exfoliant (plural exfoliants)
- An agent or substance used for the process of exfoliation
- Synonyms: exfoliator, scrub
Translations
an agent or substance used for the process of exfoliation
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See also
- defoliant
Further reading
- “exfoliant”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “exfoliant”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- “exfoliant”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “exfoliant” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛks.fɔ.ljɑ̃/
Participle
exfoliant
- present participle of exfolier
Adjective
exfoliant (feminine exfoliante, masculine plural exfoliants, feminine plural exfoliantes)
- exfoliating; that causes exfoliation of the skin
Further reading
- “exfoliant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
exfoliant
- third-person plural present active indicative of exfoliō