quartz lamp
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quartz lamp
n.
A mercury vapor lamp enclosed by an envelope made from quartz rather than glass.
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quartz′ lamp′
n.
a lamp consisting of an ultraviolet light source, as mercury vapor, contained in a fused-silica bulb that transmits ultraviolet light with little absorption.
[1920–25]
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Noun | 1. | quartz lamp - a mercury-vapor lamp that is enclosed in a quartz container instead of a glass container mercury-vapor lamp - ultraviolet lamp that emits a strong bluish light (rich in ultraviolet radiation) as electric current passes through mercury vapor |
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