sodium-vapor lamp

[ soh-dee-uhm-vey-per ]

/ ˈsoʊ di əmˌveɪ pər /

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noun Electricity.

an electric lamp in which sodium vapor is activated by current passing between two electrodes, producing a yellow, glareless light: used on streets and highways.

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Also called sodium lamp.

Origin of sodium-vapor lamp

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby sodium-vapor lamp

sodium tetraborate, sodium thiocyanate, sodium thiosulfate, sodium thiosulphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium-vapor lamp, sodium-vapour lamp, sod off, Sodom, Sodoma, Il, Sodom and Gomorrah

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For example, Kuwait recently put a limit the allowable amount of sodium in bread to lower blood pressure.
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Another Dem who has been just a heart-beat (or a lamp bash) away from being president.
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“When Tibor died we did a retrospective of MCo., and the lamp was the last thing you saw,” she says.
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As a result, the vapor measurements Mahar obtained are likely the best-case scenario.
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For all intents and purposes, sodium thiopental is now unavailable in the United States.
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He came to the top of the stairs with a lamp in his hand, and wanted to know what the rumpus was about.
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Should the vapor not condense well, the test-tube may be immersed in a glass of cold water.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Every light in the hall was ablaze; every lamp turned as high as it could be without smoking the chimney or threatening explosion.
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The metal is then removed, and washed successively with very dilute sodium hydroxid solution, alcohol, and ether.
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This fluid is then heated, adding crystals of sodium acetate until it becomes perfectly clear.
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