sunscald
- noun
- /ˈsʌnˌskɔld/
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quemadura solar
- After spending all day at the beach without sunscreen, she suffered from sunscald and her skin turned bright red.
Examples
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Farmers often worry about sunscald in their animals, particularly during the hottest months of summer.
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The farmer noticed sunscald on the cow's ears after several days of intense sunlight.
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Children should wear hats to prevent sunscald when playing outside in the summer.
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Veterinarians often treat cases of sunscald in livestock during heat waves.
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He suffered from sunscald after spending too much time outdoors.
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The dog had a mild case of sunscald on its nose.
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He applied aloe vera to soothe the painful sunscald on his back after a long hike under the sun.
Synonyms
Redness of the skin after too much sun
Red, sore skin that appears after too much sun
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Sunscald comes from the two simple parts sun and scald, with scald meaning 'to burn'. So it names a burn or injury to a person's or animal's skin caused by too much sun.