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rainscald

rainscald noun: a skin disease made more likely by excessive dampness that facilitates skin penetration by the infectious zoospores; a bacterial infection by Dermatophilus congolensis found mostly in ruminants.

Noun

rainscald (uncountable)

  1. A skin disease made more likely by excessive dampness that facilitates skin penetration by the infectious zoospores; a bacterial infection by Dermatophilus congolensis found mostly in ruminants.
    Synonyms:
    dermatophilosis, streptothricosis, rain rot

Synonyms of rainscald

Origin of rainscald

From rain + scald.

Questions about rainscald

What does rainscald mean?
Rainscald means a skin disease made more likely by excessive dampness that facilitates skin penetration by the infectious zoospores; a bacterial infection by Dermatophilus congolensis found mostly in ruminants.
What part of speech is rainscald?
Rainscald is a noun.

Words near rainscald in the dictionary

  1. rains on one's parade
  2. rains on someone's parade
  3. rains out
  4. rains pitchforks
  5. rains stair rods
  6. rainscald
  7. rainscape
  8. rainscapes
  9. rainscaping
  10. rainscreen
  11. rainscreens

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