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de\u00b7cor\u00b7ti\u00b7cate<\/p>\n

verb<\/p>\n

past tense: decorticated; past participle: decorticated<\/p>\n

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  1. technical remove the bark, rind, or husk from. “decorticated peanuts”<\/li>\n
  2. subject to surgical decortication.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Yesterday, I taught my visitor how to decorticate<\/b> cardamom pods using a paper towel and meat mallet.   I wanted to use the word, “decorticate” but the word escaped me, so today I am writing about the word so perhaps next time I want to use the word, I won’t stumble about trying to remember that perfect action word for the task at hand. <\/p>\n

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