mercury-vapor lamp

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