SPF number

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• SPF — [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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• SPF — 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) …   Useful english dictionary

• SPF 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 …   New words

• SPF (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 …   Medical dictionary

• SPF — 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… …   Medical dictionary

• Sun 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 …   Medical dictionary

• Sun 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… …   Wikipedia

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

• E-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.… …   Wikipedia

• Black 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 …   Wikipedia

• Sender Policy Framework — TOC In computing, Sender Policy Framework (SPF) allows software to identify messages that are or are not authorized to use the domain name in the SMTP HELO and MAIL FROM (Return Path) commands, based on information published in a sender policy of …   Wikipedia