mercury-vapor lamp

Noun

Meaning

ultraviolet lamp that emits a strong bluish light (rich in ultraviolet radiation) as electric current passes through mercury vapor

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

mercury vapor lamp

Synonyms

mercury-vapour lamp ultraviolet lamp

Hypernyms

ultraviolet lamp ultraviolet source

Hyponyms

quartz lamp sunlamp sun lamp sun-ray lamp sunray lamp

Examples

DNQ-Novolac photoresist One very common positive photoresist used with the I, G and H-lines from a mercury-vapor lamp is based on a mixture of diazonaphthoquinone (DNQ) and novolac resin (a phenol formaldehyde resin ). Source: Internet

Typically a shuttered mercury-vapor lamp or UV LED is used for the curing process. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mercury-filled thermometer mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer mercury-in-glass thermometer mercury-vapour lamp mercuryless Mercutio