apolysis
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀπόλυσις (apólusis, “discharge; literally, absolution”).
Noun
apolysis
- (biology) The separation of the cuticula from the epidermis in arthropods and related groups.
- (religion) A prayer of dismissal at the end of an Eastern Orthodox service
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