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SPF

sun protection factor: the effectiveness of suntanning preparations in protecting the skin from the harmful effects of the sun's ultraviolet radiation, as rated on a scale of increasing protectiveness from 2 to 15 or sometimes higher.

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SPF
abbr. sun protection factor

sun protection factor
n. Abbr. SPF
The degree to which a sunscreen, suntan lotion, or similar preparation protects the skin from ultraviolet rays, usually expressed numerically.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: SPF
Pronunciation: "es-(")pE-'ef
Function: noun
: a number assigned to a sunscreen that is the factor by which the time required for unprotectedskin to become sunburned is increased when the sunscreen is used called also sun protection factor

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Medical Dictionary

SPF abbr.
sun protection factor

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SPF

single professional female
sun protection factor

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