QUARTZ LAMP

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A mercury-vapor lamp that is enclosed in a quartz container instead of a glass container

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("quartz lamp" is a kind of...):

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

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