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Definition: DECORTICATED

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. Of Decorticate.[Websters]
2. To be hulled, podded or unpeeled. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. To have peeled, shelled or shucked. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. To be rinded or skinned. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. To have husked. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. To have barked or excoriated. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. To have stripped, robbed or rifled. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. To have pared or dissected. [Eve - graph theoretic]
9. To have flayed, scalped or chafed.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Past Tense 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb decorticate.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(decorticate)
1. Remove the outer layer of; "decorticate a tree branch".[Wordnet].
2. Remove the cortex of (an organ).[Wordnet].
3. To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to peel; to hull.[Websters].
4. Base verb from the following inflections: decorticating, decorticated, decorticates, decorticator, decorticators, decorticatingly and decorticatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Decorticated" is a common misspelling or typo for: decorticates.

Date "Decorticated" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: DECORTICATED

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Verb] Stripped of bark; peeled; husked.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary [Adjective] Having had the outer covering removed An ingredient of animal feed is decorticated soybean. (references)

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Definition: DECORTICATED

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. Of Decorticate.[Websters]
2. To be hulled, podded or unpeeled. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. To have peeled, shelled or shucked. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. To be rinded or skinned. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. To have husked. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. To have barked or excoriated. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. To have stripped, robbed or rifled. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. To have pared or dissected. [Eve - graph theoretic]
9. To have flayed, scalped or chafed.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Past Tense1. Past tense conjugation of the verb decorticate.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(decorticate)
1. Remove the outer layer of; "decorticate a tree branch".[Wordnet].
2. Remove the cortex of (an organ).[Wordnet].
3. To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to peel; to hull.[Websters].
4. Base verb from the following inflections: decorticating, decorticated, decorticates, decorticator, decorticators, decorticatingly and decorticatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "DECORTICATED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: DECORTICATED

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Verb] Stripped of bark; peeled; husked.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary[Adjective] Having had the outer covering removed An ingredient of animal feed is decorticated soybean. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: decorticate

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Decorticate postureGeologyDecorticate posture is the manifestation of one or both arms flexed, legs extended and tonic neck flexion to one side may be present. This condition is usually due to lesions in the cerebral white matter, internal capsules, and/or the thalamus. (references)
To decorticateIndustryTo remove the bark from a tree or round timber. Source: European Union. (references)

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