mercury-vapor lamp
Noun
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Ultraviolet lamp that emits a strong bluish light (rich in ultraviolet radiation) as electric current passes through mercury vapor (synset 103755697)
is a type of: ultraviolet lamp, ultraviolet source - any source of illumination that emits ultraviolet radiationsubtypes:
- 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
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