ultraviolet

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ultraviolet/ʌltrəˈvʌɪələt/

▶noun electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength just shorter than that of violet light but longer than that of X-rays. ▶adjective of or denoting such radiation.

'ultraviolet' also found in these Oxford entries:

actinic - black light - dehydrocholesterol - diazo - EPROM - ergosterol - fluorescence - fluorescent - lamp - ozone - ozone layer - plasma screen - protectant - ray - scintillation - sunburn - sunlamp - UV - UVA - UVB - UVC - X-ray

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