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View definitions for ultraviolet rays

ultraviolet rays

noun as in x-ray

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I should note here that the tanning bed is quite a pleasurable experience—the ultraviolet rays release endorphins under the skin.

The difficulty is a real one since the ultraviolet rays have a destructive effect even in the absence of oxygen.

The apparatus is not one for producing violet or ultraviolet rays in the scientific meaning of those words.

In most of the vats vegetation grew in various stages, greening under the ultraviolet rays that radiated from the low roof.

The ultraviolet rays falling upon this screen were transformed into visible rays by the phenomenon of fluorescence.

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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ultraviolet rays, such as: radioactivity, actinism, encephalogram, fluoroscope, radiograph, and cathode rays.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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