Exfoliation can refer to:
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Exfoliation (botany), the loss of leaves (or, in some cases, pieces of bark) from a plant
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Exfoliation (cosmetology), a cosmetic technique that aims to remove dead skin from the body and face
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Exfoliation (geology)
Exfoliation joints or sheet joints are surface-parallel fracture systems in rock, and often leading to erosion of concentric slabs. ''(See Joint (geology)).''
General characteristics of exfoliation joints
* Commonly follow topography.
* Divid ...
, a process resulting in parallel fractures in the surface of rock
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Exfoliation corrosion (metallurgy) In metallurgy, exfoliation corrosion (also called lamellar corrosion) is a severe type of intergranular corrosion that raises surface grains from metal by forming corrosion products at grain boundaries under the surface. It is frequently found on ...
, a severe type of intergranular corrosion
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Exfoliation - Intercalation (chemistry), the complete separation of the layers of a material
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Exfoliation syndrome, an eye disease
See also
* Exfoliative dermatitis, sometimes known as
erythroderma, a skin disease process involving redness and scaling of most or all of the sufferer's skin, with various causes
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