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Shedding

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales

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Senses

Wordset Dictionary

the process whereby something is shed

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
desquamationsloughing
plural
Sheddings
possessive
Shedding's
pluralpossessive
Sheddings'