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sunblock

sunblock noun: a sunscreen with a high sun protection factor (SPF).

sunblock: a sunscreen with a high sun protection factor (SPF)
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Noun

sunblock (countable and uncountable, plural sunblocks)

  1. A sunscreen with a high sun protection factor (SPF).
    Synonyms:
    sunblocker

Synonyms of sunblock

Forms of sunblock

pluralsunblocks
alternative formsun block

Origin of sunblock

From sun + block.

Words formed from sunblock

Questions about sunblock

What does sunblock mean?
Sunblock means a sunscreen with a high sun protection factor (SPF).
What part of speech is sunblock?
Sunblock is a noun.
What is the plural of sunblock?
The plural of sunblock is sunblocks.

Words near sunblock in the dictionary

  1. sunbleaks
  2. sunblind
  3. sunblinds
  4. sunblink
  5. sunblinks
  6. sunblock
  7. sunblocked
  8. sunblocker
  9. sunblockers
  10. sunblocking
  11. sunblocks

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