quartz-iodine lamp


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quartz-iodine lamp

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quartz lamp

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(General Physics) a type of tungsten-halogen lamp containing small amounts of iodine and having a quartz envelope, operating at high temperature and producing an intense light for use in car headlamps, etc
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