mercury-vapor lamp

Meaning of word mercury-vapor lamp from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

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

defloration (noun)
An act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something.

toy dog (noun)
Any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets.

somebody (noun)
A human being.

bryony (noun)
A vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties.

get stuck (verb)
Be unable to move further.

glucinium (noun)
A light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element.

tool (verb)
Drive.

turnover rate (noun)
The ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers.

briony (noun)
A vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties.

socialism (noun)
A political theory advocating state ownership of industry.