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ultraviolet radiation

DEFINITIONS OF: ultraviolet radiation

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n radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays

Synonyms:
UV, ultraviolet, ultraviolet illumination, ultraviolet light
Types:
sun-ray, sunray
a ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp
Type of:
actinic radiation, actinic ray
electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions
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