sunscreen
noun
a substance formulated to prevent sunburn, skin cancers, and other conditions caused by excessive exposure to the sun, usually by absorbing and reflecting ultraviolet radiation.
sun screen
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a variation of
sunscreen.
Example Sentences
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So try to keep the car’s interior cool by parking it in the shade and putting a sun screen in the windshield.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2022
The astronauts also worked to install an improvised sun screen on Skylab’s exterior.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 24, 2017
The New Zealander's face was covered as usual with a ghostly mask of sun screen, eyes hidden behind dark wrap around glasses.
From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2017
Women carry umbrellas unfurled to keep off the sun, their faces painted in a white paste, thanakha, which serves as both a cosmetic and a sun screen.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 17, 2016
Applied directly on the skin C in solution makes a very effective substitute for sun screen.
From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Steve Solomon
