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mercury-vapor lamp

[ mur-kyuh-ree-vey-per ]
/ ˈmɜr kyə riˌveɪ pər /

noun Electricity.

a lamp producing a light with a high actinic and ultraviolet content by means of an electric arc in mercury vapor.

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Nearby words

  1. mercury fulminate,
  2. mercury mass,
  3. mercury poisoning,
  4. mercury program,
  5. mercury switch,
  6. mercury-vapour lamp,
  7. mercy,
  8. mercy flight,
  9. mercy killing,
  10. mercy seat

Origin of mercury-vapor lamp

First recorded in 1900–05
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019