| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Present participle 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] | |
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Date "DECORTICATING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DECORTICATING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Stripping off bark or the external coat; peeling.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of decorticate. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: decorticate
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Decorticate posture | Geology | Decorticate 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 decorticate | Industry | To remove the bark from a tree or round timber. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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