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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A chemical preparation, such as zinc oxide, that is applied to the skin to protect it from the ultraviolet rays of the sun.

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  • noun a cream, to be spread on the skin, containing organic compounds that absorb, and/or titanium dioxide that reflects the sun’s ultraviolet radiation

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

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Examples

  • Even the term sunblock, which the lawsuit says are exaggerated, misleading, and may give consumers a false sense of security.

    CNN Transcript Jun 13, 2006 2006

  • I'm going to go slather myself in sunblock and see if I can find the riding school now.

    morning comes so *early* kitsnaps 2006

  • Turns out the best kind of sunblock may be SPF beastly.

    CNN Transcript May 27, 2004 2004

  • “It’s called sunblock, and it’s sold at any local grocery.”

    Ecstasy in Darkness Gena Showalter 2010

  • “It’s called sunblock, and it’s sold at any local grocery.”

    Ecstasy in Darkness Gena Showalter 2010

  • Harry, produk Nivea yang masuk di situ justru tidak ada yang 'Nivea Sun' yang khusus sunblock loh, yang di test justru produk 'face care' - ya wajar lah kalau produk 'face care' tidak memberikan perlindungan 'sunblock'

    harry.sufehmi.com 2009

  • Stock you glovebox, too, with a few first aid and comfort items, such as sunblock, acetominiphen for headaches, a roll of antacids, a few cough drops, and a few bandaids.

    MyLinkVault Newest Links 2009

  • Stock you glovebox, too, with a few first aid and comfort items, such as sunblock, acetominiphen for headaches, a roll of antacids, a few cough drops, and a few bandaids.

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

  • Stock you glovebox, too, with a few first aid and comfort items, such as sunblock, acetominiphen for headaches, a roll of antacids, a few cough drops, and a few bandaids.

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

  • Stock you glovebox, too, with a few first aid and comfort items, such as sunblock, acetominiphen for headaches, a roll of antacids, a few cough drops, and a few bandaids.

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

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