the formation of endoderm by the splitting of the blastoderm into two layers of cells
delamination in American English
(diˌlæməˈneiʃən)
noun
1.
a splitting apart into layers
2. Embryology
the separation of a primordial cell layer into two layers by a process of cell migration
Word origin
[1875–80; de- + lamination]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: authoritarian, massage, neoclassic, overdraft, slime moldde- 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 'delamination' in a sentence
delamination
My greatest trouble has been delamination of my mainsail; it's falling apart.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Check the deck for signs of delamination - where the fibreglass begins to separate into layers and loses rigidity.