avobenzone
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An oil-soluble ingredient, derived from dibenzoylmethane, used in sunscreen products to absorb ultraviolet light.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Chemical ingredients — such as avobenzone, oxybenzone and homosalate — absorb the UV rays. Both types of sunscreen can degrade or wash off over time, so it’s important to reapply every two hours, and more frequently if you’re swimming or sweating."
- "As documented in a recent FDA study, chemical sunscreens, with active ingredients like oxybenzone, octocrylene, octinoxate, homosalate, and avobenzone, are applied to the skin and then can remain in the blood plasma at significant levels for days to weeks after application[.]"