As a verb exfoliate
is to remove the leaves from a plant.
As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.
As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.
exfoliate
English
(Exfoliation)
Verb
(en-verb)
To remove the leaves from a plant.
To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
(mineralogy) To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition.
Derived terms
* exfoliant
* foliate
* foliation
* exfoliating
* exfoliation
x
Translingual
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(
wikipedia X)
Etymology 1
Letter
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
Symbol
(
mul-symbol)
A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
strike
Etymology 2
Possibly from skull and crossbones
Derived terms
* XXX
See also
{{Letter
, page=X
, NATO=X-ray
, Morse=–··–
, Character=X
, Braille=?
}}
Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur
Roman numerals
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