verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: deˈlamiˌnated or deˈlamiˌnating
to separate into layers
delaminate in American English
(diˈlæməˌneit)
intransitive verbWord forms: -nated, -nating
to split into laminae or thin layers
Word origin
[1875–80; de- + laminate]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: fan-tan, hat trick, knockabout, massage, weekendde- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin (decide); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation (dehumidify), negation (demerit; derange), descent (degrade; deduce), reversal (detract), or intensity (decompound)
Examples of 'delaminate' in a sentence
delaminate
They soon delaminate and undergo a protracted phase of proliferation and migration (transit-amplification).
Shruti Vemaraju, Husniye Kantarci, Mahesh S Padanad, Bruce B Riley 2012, 'A spatial and temporal gradient of Fgf differentially regulates distinct stages ofneural development in the zebrafish inner ear.', PLoS Geneticshttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3499369?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, such coatings may easily delaminate during use.
Durmus NG, Taylor EN, Inci F, Kummer KM, Tarquinio KM, Webster TJ 2012, 'Fructose-enhanced reduction of bacterial growth on nanorough surfaces', International Journal of Nanomedicinehttp://www.dovepress.com/fructose-enhanced-reduction-of-bacterial-growth-on-nanorough-surfaces-a9182. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
New neuroblasts soon delaminate and migrate towards the hindbrain while continuing to proliferate, a phase known as transit amplification.
Husniye Kantarci, Renee K Edlund, Andrew K Groves, Bruce B Riley 2015, 'Tfap2a promotes specification and maturation of neurons in the inner ear through modulationof Bmp, Fgf and notch signaling.', PLoS Geneticshttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4364372?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Consistent with their loss of cell polarity and enhanced level of matrix metalloproteinase 1, cells delaminate from wing disc epithelium.
Patrizia Romani, Serena Duchi, Giuseppe Gargiulo, Valeria Cavaliere 2017, 'Evidence for a novel function of Awd in maintenance of genomic stability', Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-017-17217-0. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Concomitant with differentiation of these progenitors into hormone-producing cells such cells delaminate, aggregate and migrate away from the ductal epithelium.
Ståhlberg Anders, Kesavan Gokul, Greiner Thomas U, Semb Henrik 2009, 'Rac1 regulates pancreatic islet morphogenesis', BMC Developmental Biologyhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/9/2. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)