- a variation of UVA.
UV-A
Britishabbreviation
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Production of GlcHMS326 increases significantly when the cyanobacteria are exposed to UV-A, UV-B, and high salt conditions.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 13, 2026
This substance is produced by heat-loving cyanobacteria when they are exposed to UV-A, UV-B, and salty conditions.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 13, 2026
There are three types of UV light, each distinguished by their wavelengths: UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018
Someone was carrying a UV-A "black light" that made them fluoresce.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2016
What if, as the Garlands contend, UV-A causes melanoma?
From Time Magazine Archive
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