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mercury-vapor lamp

DEFINITIONS OF: mercury-vapor lamp

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n ultraviolet lamp that emits a strong bluish light (rich in ultraviolet radiation) as electric current passes through mercury vapor

Types:
quartz lamp
a mercury-vapor lamp that is enclosed in a quartz container instead of a glass container
sun lamp, sun-ray lamp, sunlamp, sunray lamp
a mercury-vapor lamp used in medical or cosmetic treatments
Type of:
ultraviolet lamp, ultraviolet source
any source of illumination that emits ultraviolet radiation
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