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Definition: Ultraviolet Light |
Ultraviolet LightNoun1. Radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Ultraviolet LightSynonyms: ultraviolet (n), ultraviolet illumination (n), ultraviolet radiation (n). (additional references) |
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 | Pictured is a lab at the Frederick Cancer Research and Development Facility (FCRDF). A technician is seen in a series of pictures performing cell culture work. Noticeable is the yellow glow of ultraviolet light, which maintains the sterile conditions in the lab. These cell cultures are used for in vitro carcinogenesis assays. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |  | M. tuberculosis is an acid-fast bacterium (AFB), and is therefore, undetectable when stained using a Gram stain technique. However, using this method, the M. tuberculosis bacteria glow yellow under ultraviolet light microscopy. Credit: CDC. |
 | Here is the picture of Saturn taken by the Hubble telescope in ultraviolet light. The glowing, ... Credit: NASA. | ||
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Health | The specific antibodies are labeled with a compound that glows when observed microscopically under ultraviolet light. (references) | |
Ultraviolet light can be used to sterilize the air, and negative pressure rooms and special filters are available, as are special respirators and masks, that filter out the droplet nuclei. (references) | ||
Their name comes from the technical word lipo, which is short for "lipid" or fat, and from the term pigment, used because they take on a greenish-yellow color when viewed under an ultraviolet light microscope. (references) | ||
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
ultraviolet light | 300 |
ultraviolet light bulb | 8 |
ultraviolet light therapy | 4 |
ultraviolet light source | 3 |
ultraviolet light meter | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "ultraviolet light"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Japanese Kanji | 紫外線療法 (ultraviolet light therapy, ultraviolet treatment). (various references) | ||||
Japanese Katakana | しがいせ"りょうほう (ultraviolet light therapy, ultraviolet treatment). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | avioletultray ightlay | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-g-h-i-i-l-l-l-o-r-t-t-t-u-v" | |
-5 letters: ultraviolet. | |
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