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- Dictionaryscald/skɔːld/
verb
- 1. injure with very hot liquid or steam: "the tea scalded his tongue"
noun
- 1. a burn or other injury caused by hot liquid or steam: "50,000 children a year are taken to hospital with burns and scalds"
- 2. any of a number of plant diseases which produce an effect similar to that of scalding, especially a disease of fruit marked by browning and caused by excessive sunlight, bad storage conditions, or atmospheric pollution.
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