| mercury vapor lamp | A lamp in which the electric arc is in an ionised mercury vapor atmosphere; it produces ultraviolet light that can be used therapeutically or in diagnostic photometry. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| yellow mercury iodide | HgI;used externally as an ointment in eye diseases. Synonym: mercury protoiodide, yellow mercury iodide. (05 Mar 2000) |