spf number

  • 1SPF — [ˌes pi: ˈef] n [singular, U] Sun Protection Factor a number that shows you how much protection a special cream gives you from the sun ▪ an SPF 25 cream …

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  • 2SPF — noun the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun • Syn: ↑sun protection factor • Hypernyms: ↑degree, ↑grade, ↑level * * * ˌes(ˌ)pēˈef noun ( s) …

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  • 3SPF creep — n. The gradual increase in sun protection factor (SPF) numbers in sunscreens and some cosmetic products. Example Citations: SPF 50. SPF 70. Even SPF 100! Whatever happened to good ol SPF 30? Clinique has new SPF 50 Face Cream. Dermaglow offers 70 …

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  • 4SPF (sun protection factor) — A number on a scale for rating sunscreens. SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor. SPF numbers on a package can range from as low as 2 to as high as 60. These numbers refer to the product’s ability to screen or block out the sun’s burning rays. The …

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  • 5SPF — Abbreviation for sun protection factor. * * * skin protection factor; specific pathogen free; spectrophotofluorometer; S phase fraction; split products of fibrin; standard perfusion fluid; Stuart Prower factor; sun protection factor; systemic… …

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  • 6Sun protection factor (SPF) — A number on a scale for rating sunscreens. SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor. SPF numbers on a package can range from as low as 2 to as high as 60. These numbers refer to the product’s ability to screen or block out the sun’s burning rays. The …

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  • 7Sun tanning — describes a darkening of the skin (especially of fair skinned individuals) in a natural physiological response stimulated by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunshine or from artificial sources such as a tanning bed. With excessive… …

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  • 8sun protection factor — number for measuring the level of protection of the skin against the suns rays, SPF …

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  • 9E-mail authentication — is the effort to equip messages of the e mail transport system with enough verifiable information, so that recipients can recognize the nature of each incoming message automatically. It is different from content filtering s fuzzy methods.… …

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  • 10Black Hills Airport — Infobox Airport name = Black Hills Airport nativename = Clyde Ice Field IATA = SPF ICAO = KSPF FAA = SPF type = Public owner = Lawrence County Airport Board operator = city served = location = Spearfish, South Dakota elevation f = 3,931 elevation …

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