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Scurfy vs Furfuraceous - What's the difference?

scurfy | furfuraceous | Synonyms |

Furfuraceous is a synonym of scurfy.



As adjectives the difference between scurfy and furfuraceous

is that scurfy is covered with scurf while furfuraceous is made of bran.

scurfy

English

Adjective

(scurfier)
  • covered with scurf
  • furfuraceous

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Made of bran.
  • Resembling bran; having or characterised by small flakes that resemble bran; resembling dandruff.
  • * 1828 , William Jackson Hooker, Pitcairnia Bracteata: Bracteated Pitcairnia'', Samuel Curtis (editor), ''Curtis's Botanical Magazine: Or, Flower Garden Displayed , Volume 55 [Volume 2 of the New Series], page 207,
  • Leaves a foot or more long on the lower part of the cylindrical and furfuraceous stem, linear-lanceolate, coriaceous, obscurely striated, very acuminated, the margin entire, except at the sheathing base, where there are some strong brown teeth pointing upwards:.
  • * 1834 , Baron Alibert, Samuel Plumbe (translator), On the Diseases of the Skin'', Michael Ryan (editor), ''London Medical and Surgical Journal , Volume 4, page 207,
  • This form does not produce crusts, but furfuraceous scales, white, more or less thick, sometimes damp, and adhering to the hair by the help of a viscous and fÅ“tid discharge, and sometimes dry and friable, detaching itself from the head with the greatest facility.
  • * 2000 , Dashka Slater, The Wishing Box , page 6,
  • When she looked at photographs of raging urticaria or furfuraceous rashes, she teetered between repulsion and captivation.

    Synonyms

    * (made of bran) branny * (resembling bran) branlike, branny * (characterised by flakes) scurfy

    Derived terms

    * furfuraceous cretinism (qualifier) * furfuraceous desquamation (medicine)