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Synonyms for ultraviolet

having or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays

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The findings showed that it monitored therapeutic UV light in clinical phototherapy booths for psoriasis and atopic dermatitis (immune diseases) as well as blue light phototherapy for newborns with jaundice in the neonatal intensive care unit.
UV light irradiation has been studied as a novel non-thermal treatment technique for protecting the safety of milk.
HB Fuller's UV light fluorescing adhesive innovation
In 2016, HALS segment generated the highest revenue share in the global UV light stabilizers market.
UV lights without an 'explosion proof' classification are used today in hazardous locations around the world causing expensive shutdowns of operations.
Before exposure to UV light, the samples tobe irradiated were incubated in dark for 20 min.
Humans also don't have UV receptors and thus we can't see UV light. But we've all seen baits marketed as "UV" brighten under blacklights.
The astronomers thus found that the planet blocks more than 50% of the host star's UV light, whereas it blocks less than 1% of its visible light.
While adding chlorine or chloramines to water provides some level of safety, these chemicals will not neutralize as wide a range of pathogens as targeted UV light. He also points out that these chemicals themselves can present health hazards, as well as creating a bad taste in the water.
Some versions, like this new one, use pools of resin and UV light in the manufacturing process.
UV disinfection equipment uses UV light for the disinfection process and does not involve the usage of chemicals.
These tiny galaxies -- despite being 1000 times smaller in mass and 30 times smaller in size than our own Milky Way galaxy -- contributed nearly 30 percent of the UV light during this process.
Now a study at City University London suggests that cats, dogs and certain other small mammals like ferrets can also see UV light. The researchers measured UV light entering the lens of animals' eyes and found that it penetrated to the retina and was converted to visual nerve signals entering the brain.