quartz lamp

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noun

a lamp consisting of an ultraviolet light source, as mercury vapor, contained in a fused-silica bulb that transmits ultraviolet light with little absorption.

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Origin of quartz lamp

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby quartz lamp

quartz crystal, quartz glass, quartziferous, quartz-iodine lamp, quartzite, quartz lamp, quartz movement, quartz plate, quasar, quasars, quash