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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A lamp in which ultraviolet and yellowish-green to blue visible light is produced by an electric discharge through mercury vapor.

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  1. n. US alternative spelling of mercury-vapour lamp.

WordNet 3.0

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

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  1. ultraviolet source
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