sunblock

sunblock
a cream, to be spread on the skin, containing organic compounds that absorb, and/or titanium dioxide that reflects the sun’s ultraviolet radiation
Syn: sunscreen, suntan lotion

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  • Sunblock — Pays d’origine Suède Genre musical Musique électronique Années d activité 2006 Membres Chanteurs : Magnus Nordin Martin Pihl Danseuses : Oksana Andersson Rebec …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sunblock — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Dance Gründung 2006 Website http://www.sunblockmusic.com/ …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • sunblock — ► NOUN ▪ a cream or lotion for protecting the skin from sunburn …   English terms dictionary

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  • sunblock — UK [ˈsʌnˌblɒk] / US [ˈsʌnˌblɑk] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms sunblock : singular sunblock plural sunblocks a cream that you can rub onto your skin to stop it from being burned by the sun …   English dictionary

  • sunblock — [[t]sʌ̱nblɒk[/t]] sunblocks N MASS Sunblock is a cream which you put on your skin to protect it completely from the sun …   English dictionary

  • Sunblock (band) — Sunblock is an electronic music group from Sweden. The people behind the music, Magnus Nordin and Martin Pihl are often behind the scenes, with dancers Oksana Andersson, Rebecka Simonsson and Pernilla Lundberg being the focal point of the… …   Wikipedia

  • sunblock — noun Date: 1972 a preparation (as a lotion) applied to the skin to prevent sunburn (as by physically blocking out ultraviolet radiation); also its active ingredient (as titanium dioxide) compare sunscreen …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sunblock — /sun blok /, n. 1. a substance that provides a high degree of protection against sunburn, often preventing most tanning as well as burning, as by obstructing the penetration of ultraviolet rays. 2. a lotion, cream, etc., containing such a… …   Universalium

  • sunblock — sun·block sən .bläk n a preparation (as a lotion) applied to the skin to prevent sunburn (as by physically blocking out ultraviolet radiation) also its active ingredient (as titanium dioxide) compare sunscreen * * * sun·block (sunґblok″) a… …   Medical dictionary

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