The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ESCHAR which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1990.
Scab, as after a burn crossword clue answers
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Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
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ESCHAR | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Scab, as after a burn
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- eschar
- orpiment
- realgar
- aurora
- manila
- break
- skin
- bannockburn
- rats
- scald
- scalding
- rat
Crossword Answer definitions
ESCHAR noun- A superficial structure of dead tissue, usually hardened, commonly, but not necessarily dark, adhering to underlying living or necrotic tissue, caused by gangrene or a burn
- (loose or obsolete) Any hard, dark, commonly flattened or sunken lesion or crust, especially on a burn, abscess, infection, wound; commonly a coagulation of blood or exudations, not necessarily involving dead or necrotic tissue.
- (figurative or literary) The emotional imprint of a trauma such as grief, loss, or degradation
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