As nouns the difference between shelling and decortication
is that shelling is an artillery bombardment while decortication is the removal of the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of anything.
As a verb shelling
is present participle of lang=en.
shelling
English
Verb
(head)
Noun
An artillery bombardment
The removal of the shell from a nut, pea etc.
(uncountable) grain from which the husk has been removed
(topology)
decortication
English
Noun
(
en noun)
The removal of the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of anything
Related terms
* decorticate
* decorticated