Sloughing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Sloughing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of slough.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of slough.
More Meanings
- Something sloughed off.
- (zoology) The act of casting off the skin or shell; ecdysis.
Example Sentences
As the zoogleal slime reenters the wastewater, excess solids and waste products are stripped off the media as sloughings. These sloughings are transported with the wastewater flow to a settling tank for removal.
If all sloughings were successfully recorded, which is not certain since rattle segments were not color-coded during this study, the interval between events averaged 246.1 days (1.5 sloughings per snake per year).
Word Forms
- sloughings
Synonyms for sloughing
Depending on context, synonyms include shedding.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shedding, moult, exfoliation, loose, offloading, left-off.
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