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ultraviolet
ultraviolet definition
ultra·vio·let (ul′trə vī′ə lit)
adjective
- pertaining to a band of electromagnetic radiation having wavelengths (from c. 5 to c. 400 nanometers) that are shorter than violet light
- of, pertaining to, or producing radiation of such wavelengths
noun
ultraviolet radiation
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