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DECORTICATION

\dˌɛkɔːtɪkˈe͡ɪʃən], \dˌɛkɔːtɪkˈe‍ɪʃən], \d_ˌɛ_k_ɔː_t_ɪ_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of DECORTICATION

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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An operation, which consists in separating the bark from roots, stalks, &c.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

The removal of bark or cortex.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Removal of the outer envelope of a root, fruit, seed, or organ. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. The act of peeling or stripping off the bark or husk.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

The act of stripping the bark or husk.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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