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ultraviolet

adjective noun

Having or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end

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Word length
11
Starts with
U
Ends with
T
Contains
LT
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
B2

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adjective

  1. Having or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end

    “Ultraviolet radiation”

noun

  1. Radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays

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Ultraviolet radiation
An ultraviolet lamp

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