Decorticate
Decorticate verb - Remove the cortex of (an organ).
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Synonyms for Decorticate
Flake off and decorticate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flake off" instead a verb "Decorticate".
Flake off
Flake off verb - Come off in flakes or thin small pieces.
Decorticate and flake off are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decorticate" instead a verb "Flake off".
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Related pairs
- shed and decorticate
- shed and flake off
- strip and decorticate
- strip and flake off
- withdraw and decorticate
- withdraw and flake off
- peel and decorticate
- peel and flake off
- scale and decorticate
- scale and flake off
- desquamate and decorticate
- desquamate and flake off
- exfoliate and decorticate
- exfoliate and flake off
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