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English noun: mercury-vapor lamp

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


Broader (hypernym)ultraviolet lamp, ultraviolet source


Narrower (hyponym)quartz lamp, sun lamp, sun-ray lamp, sunlamp, sunray lamp









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