ultraviolet

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It has an absolute resistance against paper [[radioactivity]], ultraviolet, and the peroxide.

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  1. adjective Of or relating to the range of invisible radiation wavelengths from about 4 nanometers, on the border of the x-ray region, to about 380 nanometers, just beyond the violet in the visible spectrum.
  2. noun Ultraviolet light or the ultraviolet part of the spectrum.

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  • One held a hypnotizing swirl of colors that seemed to swell like a tide from the warmth of the infrared through the visible spectrum to the ultraviolet, then recede back again in a kaleidoscope of garish hues. —  AnalogSFF,November2007
  • He used a carrier beam of ultraviolet, the electronic charge for destruction and disintegration, and the ultrasonic ray for tremendous heat and mind-deadening qualities Long Tom, who had just come up with Renny and Johnny, overheard Doc's explanation. —  107 - The Rustling Death
  • “She started it!” Each Dracon eye had a unique visual range: two saw to varying degrees into the ultraviolet, the third saw into the infrared, and the fourth saw into both but not in color; the combination of eyes the boys chose to bring to bear on an object not only affected what it looked like to them but also how they felt about it. —  AnalogSFF,January-February2007
  • It has an absolute resistance against paper radioactivity, ultraviolet, and the peroxide. —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
  • Results: Diagnostic line ratios involving ultraviolet or extreme-ultraviolet transitions in O IV are presented, that are applicable to a wide variety of astrophysical plasmas ranging from low density gaseous nebulae to the densest solar and stellar flares. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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