moulting

noun moulting

• depilation — to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
• shedding — to pour forth (water or other liquid), as a fountain.
• exuviation — The process of producing exuviae.
• exfoliation — The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
• desquamation — to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off.