sunblock

[suhn-blok]

sun·block

[suhn-blok]
noun
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 substance.
Also, sun block.


Origin:
1975–80; sun + block
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Sunblock is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
WordNet
sunblock

noun
a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn [syn: sunscreen
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