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UV-A

British  

abbreviation

  1. ultraviolet radiation with a range of 315–380 nanometres

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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

Many of today's sunscreens block only "about half of the UV-A," says Cedric Garland.

From Time Magazine Archive

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