Synonyms for dandruff
ˈdæn drəfdan·druff

Princeton's WordNet

1. dandruffnoun

   a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp

2. dandruffnoun

   loose scales shed from the scalp

   "I could see the dandruff on her shoulders"

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1. • Pityriasis
   • Scale

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1. dandruffnoun

   Synonyms:
   scurf on the head

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1. Anne Chapas:

   Seborrheic dermatitis, or dandruff, is actually a reaction to yeast that lives in our skin, so treating that with an over the counter dandruff shampoo is a lot of the times quite successful.

2. Clare Boothe Luce:

   Communism is the opiate of the intellectuals -- With no cure except as a guillotine might be called a cure for dandruff.

3. Peter De Vries:

   Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff - it is a palliative rather than a remedy.

4. Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love (1972):

   History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it.

5. Maria McNamara:

   This is the only fossil dandruff known, until now we’ve had no evidence for how dinosaurs shed their skin.