to burn or be burnt with or as if with hot liquid or steam
2. (transitive)
to subject to the action of boiling water, esp so as to sterilize
3. (transitive)
to heat (a liquid) almost to boiling point
4. (transitive)
to plunge (tomatoes, peaches, etc) into boiling water briefly in order to skin them more easily
noun
5.
the act or result of scalding
6.
an abnormal condition in plants, characterized by discoloration and wrinkling of the skin of the fruits, caused by exposure to excessive sunlight, gases, etc
Derived forms
scalder (ˈscalder)
noun
Word origin
C13: via Old Norman French from Late Latin excaldāre to wash in warm water, from calida (aqua) warm (water), from calēre to be warm