mercury-vapor lamp
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nounDefinition of MERCURY-VAPOR LAMP
: an electric lamp in which the discharge takes place through mercury vapor —called also mercury lamp
First Known Use of MERCURY-VAPOR LAMP
1904
mer·cu·ry–va·por lamp
noun \-ˌvā-pər-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of MERCURY–VAPOR LAMP
: an electric lamp in which the discharge takes place through mercury vapor and which has been used therapeutically as a source of ultraviolet radiation
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