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English

scalding

verb

Meaning

  1. To burn with hot liquid.
  2. To heat almost to boiling.
  3. An instance of scalding: a burn.
  4. (of a liquid) Hot enough to burn.
  5. 3,5-methoxy-4-ethoxyphenethylamine, a psychedelic drug and entheogen of the phenethylamine class.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

hot(English)boiling(English)burning(English)scorching(English)scalding hot(English)searing(English)boiling hot(English)scorching hot(English)fie(English)legionella(English)shower(English)steam(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data