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nounA black light.
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Named after its inventor, American physicist Robert Williams Wood.
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Wood's lamp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wood's%20lamp
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“Wood's lamp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wood's%20lamp. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wood's lamp,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wood's%20lamp.
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