quartz-iodine lamp

noun

A type of light bulb consisting of a quartz bulb and a tungsten filament and the bulb containing iodine, operating at a high temperature and producing an intense light.

Meanings

nounquartz-iodine lamp (plural quartz-iodine lamps)

plural quartz-iodine lamps

  1. A type of light bulb consisting of a quartz bulb and a tungsten filament and the bulb containing iodine, operating at a high temperature and producing an intense light.
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