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scaldic

Variant of scald

transitive verb

  1. to burn or injure with hot liquid or steam
  2. to heat almost to the boiling point
  3. to use boiling liquid on; specif.,
    1. to sterilize by the use of boiling liquid
    2. to loosen the skin of (fruit, etc.), the feathers of (poultry), or the like, by the use of boiling water

intransitive verb

to be or become scalded

noun

  1. a burn or injury caused by scalding
  2. the act or an instance of scalding
  3. sunscald

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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