desquamate
Syllabification: (des·qua·mate)
Pronunciation: /ˈdeskwəˌmāt/
Definition of desquamate
verb
Derivatives
Origin:
early 18th century (in the sense 'remove the scales from'): from Latin desquamat- 'scaled', from the verb desquamare, from de- 'away from' + squama 'a scale'